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Related: About this forumLDS Church dumps its controversial LGBTQ policy, cites 'continuing revelation' from God
Source: Salt Lake Tribune
LDS Church dumps its controversial LGBTQ policy, cites continuing revelation from God
By Peggy Fletcher Stack
·
Published: 12 hours ago
Updated: 2 hours ago
For LGBTQ Latter-day Saints and their allies, its been a long 3½ years.
In November 2015, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints instituted a policy deeming same-sex married couples apostates and generally barring their children from baby blessings and baptisms.
Such harsh and restrictive rules triggered widespread protests and soul-searching. Hundreds, maybe more, resigned their church membership. Even believers felt wounded and betrayed. Families were torn. Tensions erupted. Some were disciplined by the church. Some died by suicide.
On Thursday, the Utah-based faith walked back all the hotly disputed elements. Church rituals for children now are OK, and LGBTQ couples are not labeled apostates. The shift comes after 41 months by Mormon historical standards, an astonishingly rapid reversal.
Absolutely true, said historian Matthew Bowman, author of The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith. Generally, church policies are changed much more slowly and often, when they do change, there is not this sort of announcement.
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By Peggy Fletcher Stack
·
Published: 12 hours ago
Updated: 2 hours ago
For LGBTQ Latter-day Saints and their allies, its been a long 3½ years.
In November 2015, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints instituted a policy deeming same-sex married couples apostates and generally barring their children from baby blessings and baptisms.
Such harsh and restrictive rules triggered widespread protests and soul-searching. Hundreds, maybe more, resigned their church membership. Even believers felt wounded and betrayed. Families were torn. Tensions erupted. Some were disciplined by the church. Some died by suicide.
On Thursday, the Utah-based faith walked back all the hotly disputed elements. Church rituals for children now are OK, and LGBTQ couples are not labeled apostates. The shift comes after 41 months by Mormon historical standards, an astonishingly rapid reversal.
Absolutely true, said historian Matthew Bowman, author of The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith. Generally, church policies are changed much more slowly and often, when they do change, there is not this sort of announcement.
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Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2019/04/04/lds-church-dumps-its/
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LDS Church dumps its controversial LGBTQ policy, cites 'continuing revelation' from God (Original Post)
Eugene
Apr 2019
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Thekaspervote
(32,778 posts)1. I guess better late than never. They have a lot of blood on their hands
Voltaire2
(13,061 posts)2. Gods keep changing their minds.
Odd.
Odoreida
(1,549 posts)3. Next up marriage do you think? n/t