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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMormon Church Comes Out in Support of LGBT Rights !!...sorta.
Last edited Tue Jan 27, 2015, 04:52 PM - Edit history (1)
In a groundbreaking news conference on Tuesday, the Mormon Church officially announced its support for some LGBT rights, on the condition that the same legal protections are extended to all religious groups. But in doing so, the church also made clear their endorsement did not reverse the church's opposition to same-sex marriage.
"We call on local, state, and the federal government to serve all of their people by passing legislation that protects vital religious freedoms for individuals, families, churches, and other faith groups while protecting the rights of our LGBT citizens in such areas as housing, employment, and public accommodation in hotels, restaurants, and transportation," Elder Dallin Oaks, a top official of the church, said. "[These] protections are not available in many parts of the country."
"We must all learn to live with others who do not share the same beliefs or values," church officials stated.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/01/mormon-church-comes-out-support-lgbt-rights"We call on local, state, and the federal government to serve all of their people by passing legislation that protects vital religious freedoms for individuals, families, churches, and other faith groups while protecting the rights of our LGBT citizens in such areas as housing, employment, and public accommodation in hotels, restaurants, and transportation," Elder Dallin Oaks, a top official of the church, said. "[These] protections are not available in many parts of the country."
"We must all learn to live with others who do not share the same beliefs or values," church officials stated.
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Mormon Church Comes Out in Support of LGBT Rights !!...sorta. (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Jan 2015
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uppityperson
(115,679 posts)1. "some", not all.
SamKnause
(13,110 posts)2. Exactly what protections are the Mormons being denied ???
fredamae
(4,458 posts)3. Pandering For Votes For a Rmoney 2016 Run? n/t
merrily
(45,251 posts)4. Soooo, still against equal marriage.
herding cats
(19,567 posts)5. No way.
Their offer opens the door for all kinds of discrimination to any group a church or religious organizations should decide to turn on.
fishwax
(29,149 posts)6. the announcement appears to put primary emphasis on protecting religious freedoms
which, in this context, usually means protecting the freedom of the religious to discriminate against gay people. So I remain uncertain about what sorts of anti-discrimination legislation they will support and what sorts of exemptions they will expect for religious people.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)7. In light of what you point out, I have revised the language in the OP.
Thanks.....
fishwax
(29,149 posts)8. it's certainly an interesting development, though
if nothing else, it's a stepping down of the rhetoric, and I see that as a sign that the tide has overwhelmed them. Even if the point of the shift is just to put a kinder, gentler face on discrimination, it won't work. Justice will prevail.