The Mormon Church’s Latest Homophobic Bigotry Exposed
Disclaimer: This post is about the LDS (Mormon) church. Therefore, it behooves me to tell you that I used to be one of them critters. Yes folks, I was a “saint”! A latter day saint, to be specific. That’s what the LDS stands for. The church’s full name is “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. However, I grew up and now I’m an ex-Saint. A practicing Mormon might call me a “Jack Mormon”, but I prefer to think of myself as a “fallen angel”.
And, with that out of the way.
As I was doing my morning “story mining” looking for something to write about for American News X, as well as any posts that might interest the readers of my “Grouchy’s Grumbles” FaceBook page, I ran across the church’s latest bit of bigotry.
As some of you may know, the church has a history of on-and-off racial bigotry. Under Joe Smith, African-Americans were members of the priesthood and even held positions of authority. When Brigham (the bigot) Young took over, they went the other direction. It wasn’t until 1978 that individuals with very deep tans were considered cool again. (According to the church, Big Daddy seems to change his mind a lot on this and other subjects.) Now in fairness, I have to admit, the church has always been more or less pro Indian. (After all, they are the descendants of Israelites.)
Lately, Mormons have refocused their intolerance on the LGBT community. For instance, they spent $22,880,000 dollars in support of California’s Anti-gay Proposition 8 and another $6,900,000 supporting Arizona’s similar Proposition 102. Now, in their infinitesimal wisdom, they have decided that children of gay parents will not be allowed to join the church unless they renounce their parents.
A natural or adopted child of a parent living in a same-gender relationship, whether the couple is married or cohabiting, may not receive a name and a blessing. Nor can the child be baptized and confirmed, ordained, or recommended for missionary service.
Then they list the exception requirements.
- The child accepts and is committed to live the teachings and doctrine of the Church, and specifically disavows the practice of same-gender cohabitation and marriage.
- The child is of legal age and does not live with a parent who has lived or currently lives in a same-gender cohabitation relationship or marriage.
If that sounds like something a cult would demand, it is!
Now, Mormons profess to be “Christians” (with a few modifications) and follow biblical teachings. I guess they somehow missed several bible verses that have some bearing on the matter, such as Ezekiel 18:20
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Oh, and on the same day they released this hot steaming mound of claptrap: If you’re married to someone with the same sexual plumbing, you are guilty of apostasy.
Of course they’re ignoring the fact that gayness is not a “chosen lifestyle.” It has genetic roots. In other words, if you’re of a religious bent, that’s the way Big Daddy created them. And, quite frankly, B.D. must love gays since he created so many of them.
If you’d care to know a bit more about the Mormonites and their history of silly beliefs, I highly recommend perusing a series I’m working on entitled “Mormonism – the Big Con(?)” It is fully factual, although a bit tongue-in-cheek. (Well, maybe a bit more that “a bit”.) And, I guarantee you that although most of my info comes from church records, it is definitely not “church approved.”
If it weren't for Scientologists, Mormons would be the craziest religion but there really is no limit to their insane depravity. http://bit.ly/1PfzZZ9
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