Image from Wikimedia Commons; Photographer ~ Jeff Belmonte These are some thoughts I wrote on Friday (with a few edits/additions) after hearing about the Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage. Even though I knew it was...
Read MoreWe received this question from RJJ and I thought it would be worth answering it in a post. As always, posts at this site do not represent an official Church response, but we seek to share content that is consistent with the...
Read MoreI have been receiving messages from friends about a pro-traditional-marriage rally that is going to be held at the Utah Capitol Rotunda next week. This rally comes in response to a recent federal judge strikedown of Utah’s...
Read MoreMore thoughts to come on this…. Here’s the link to the official statement. On December 20, 2013, a federal district judge in Salt Lake City issued an order legalizing same-sex marriage in Utah, striking down...
Read MoreEditor’s note: I’ve run into a few stories that I wanted to share from those who are religious and have experienced same-sex attraction for their whole lives…and who are choosing to live according to...
Read MoreA judge overturned Proposition 8 in California which had explicitly defined marriage as between a man and a woman. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement about this ruling today, saying it...
Read MoreSeveral talks have been given on the topics of protecting religious freedom and the way secularism is colliding with religion. Here are a few: His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., president of the U.S. Council of...
Read MoreThis week, in Salt Lake City, UT (USA), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints supported a nondiscrimination ordinance to help protect the rights of gays in the city to have equal opportunity for housing and employment....
Read MoreSince the passing of Proposition 8 in California, there has been much criticism of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about its involvement as part of a coalition that worked to help the proposition pass. However,...
Read MoreAs many of you probably are aware, California has a proposition on its ballot to amend the constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a woman. A broad coalition of individuals, organizations, and churches have...
Read MoreThe California Supreme Court recently ruled that same-sex marriage was legal in California. Recognizing the importance of marriage to society, the Church accepted an invitation to participate in ProtectMarriage, a coalition of...
Read MoreChurch’s official response to the California decision Gordon B. Hinckley: Why We Do Some of the Things We Do Gospel Library entries on Same-Gender Attraction and Homosexuality M. Russell Ballard: What Matters Most is What...
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