The LDS church has never been discriminatory. They have and do still oppose gay marriage, not out of a stance of discrimination, but because it is contrary to the moral laws of God. Since a prophet leads the church and he and the other apostles have access to direct communication with God in directing the affairs of the worldwide Church, it is a great blessing to know without a shadow of doubting that the position of the church is the same as God would do Himself if He were here.
The new city ordinances that make it illegal to fire someone or evict them from their housing for being gay, bisexual, or trans-gender are not really related to the morality of a gay marriage and therefore it only makes sense that the church support these laws.
Now after my mild tirade on this subject I will add into this blog one of my "pet peeves". I, personally (nothing on an official church basis here) do not like to have the gay rights movement using the rainbow as their symbol. I feel the rainbow was given by God to help us remember something different; that He would not again destroy the whole earth by flood. To me it is a visible sign that He exists, that He still communicates with man, and that He makes and keeps promises. This rainbow symbol usage is a perfect example of calling or making good things evil or calling evil things good. Amber had a T-shirt with a rainbow on it that she was uncomfortable wearing because she thought it indicated to the world something about her moral preferences. That is so sad, I think.
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I agree. I listened to the Church spokesman present at the city council meeting and he emphasized that the church supported those ordinances because they "do not do violence to the institution of marriage." You'd think people would understand our history and know that we don't just bow to outside pressure. We are led by God through our prophet. That is sad about Amber's rainbow shirt.
Our church has always supported treating others no matter what their beliefs and behaviors with equality and respect. This is right along the lines of this policy.
Elisabeth wants to make Sam a cute pillow with a smiling sun and a rainbow. . Tim asked me if the rainbow was inapropriate and we both had to think about it for a while. We decided to let her do it. Sam LOVES rainbows, I am not going to ruin it for him.
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