Mormon Church refuses to bless children of Same-Sex Couples.

[Sonofason]

Yes, to point out the hatred of others.

Okay, so if you are going to accuse someone of hatred, please tell us who is doing the hating, and then please prove that it is hatred they are displaying.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Okay, so if you are going to accuse someone of hatred, please tell us who is doing the hating, and then please prove that it is hatred they are displaying.

Er, the Mormon church, which is what this thread is about...

 

[Sunstone]

Churches in general, like many other institutions, seem to be slow to adapt to emerging social realities, such as the increasing societal acceptance of LGBT folks. I suspect this new position of the LDS Church is something that will be discarded in the years or decades ahead. For that change to happen, it might require that the current Church leadership die off and be replaced by younger leaders who are more comfortable with LGBT folks, and who view them more humanely and more morally.

 

[Sonofason]

Er, the Mormon church, which is what this thread is about...

And the proof they are displaying hatred? Where is your proof that Mormans hate gay people?

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

And the proof they are displaying hatred? Where is your proof that Mormans hate gay people?

Why don't you read the article linked the OP?

 

[Sonofason]

Why don't you read the article linked the OP?

Well, I did. Now present your proof.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Well, I did. Now present your proof.

If you can't see the hatred in effectively forcing the children of gay parents to choose between their family or a religion, then I can't help you and it's best you just move along.

 

[Sonofason]

If you can't see the hatred in effectively forcing the children of gay parents to choose between their family or a religion, then I can't help you and it's best you just move along.

Just as I supposed...you have no evidence, and no proof that what you have said is true. moving along...

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Just as I supposed...you have no evidence, and no proof that what you have said is true. moving along...

No, it's more about you not recognizing certain forms of hatred as what they are because you yourself agree with it. Not a surprise.

 

[Sonofason]

No, it's more about you not recognizing certain forms of hatred as what they are because you yourself agree with it. Not a surprise.

Just prove that the Mormon church hates gays, and I'll be off...please, just one shred of evidence will do.

 

[psychoslice]

I wonder if Jesus would turn them away ?.

 

[Sonofason]

I wonder if Jesus would turn them away ?.

If those children were truly seeking God, I doubt Jesus would turn them away. But Jesus is not the Mormon church.

 

[psychoslice]

If those children were truly seeking God, I doubt Jesus would turn them away. But Jesus is not the Mormon church.

I think they do follow Jesus ?.
Just found this.
Mormons believe Jesus Christ is literally the Son of God, the Savior and Redeemer, who died for the sins of humankind and rose from the dead on the third day with an immortal body. God, the Father, also has an immortal body

 

[Nietzsche]

Your statement here appears to be an opinion. Care to share some evidence.

Sure.

"FFrNicer"? I'm still the same person, just that I'm not pretending to have faith in something that I really don't.

Frank, I ask you to do this as a friend; send me a message.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Frank, I ask you to do this as a friend; send me a message.

Why? About what?

 

[Nietzsche]

I think they do follow Jesus ?.

They do. They're just as Christian as Lutherans, Calvinists, Catholics(regardless of rite) Jehovah's Witnesses,Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Monophystites, Coptics. Chalcedonians, Fraticelli, Hussites and the list goes on and on but those are the only ones I feel like adding.

 

[Nietzsche]

Why? About what?

it is about something I would rather discuss in private, so we're not interrupted by some mouth-breathing troglodyte.

 

[Nietzsche]

Your statement here appears to be an opinion. Care to share some evidence.

Sorry, got a bit distracted for a moment;

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[JoStories]

This seems like a pretty pathetic attempt to show their refusal to accept same-sex marriage by targeting children. Can anyone explain how this is morally acceptable according to the teachings of Christ?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/11/05/mormon-church-to-exclude-children-of-same-sex-couples-from-getting-blessed-and-baptized-until-they-are-18/?hpid=hp_rhp-more-top-stories_no-name:homepage/story

In a word, it is not morally acceptable nor does it follow the teachings of Christ. Its a failed attempt to politicize a religion and its views on this topic. Of course, they are free to live by and create whatever ridiculous laws they choose to come up. However, I would not expect a whole lot of people to have any degree of respect for this at all.

 

[JoStories]

You can't disown your parents until you are 18. You can't be a Mormon until you have done that, regardless of your age.

Mormons as a group are extremely family oriented. This anti-family policy won't last long. Some Bishop will get a revelation from God and the homophobic policies will go the way of the policies about polygamy and racism.
Tom

True but polygamy, while illegal insofar as I know, is still practiced by some Mormons. And racism is alive and well within that faith. I ask you, how many Black American Mormons has anyone seen or heard of? None that I recall.