This is not the case. The mormon “prophets” have been wrong on many counts, have changed directions many times and because Mormon culture engrains in its memebers the ideology NOT TO QUESTION, they would not even question the shift as they are raised without a molecule of critical thinking skills. Such is the case with the following teachings that they adhered to and believed in and in some cases “would never change”.
A) They taught that Adam was god.
B) They taught that Christs sacrifice was not enough in some cases and only through BLOOD ATONEMENT could the person be redeemed.
C) They taught plural marriage was the only TRUE marriage and the only way to the Celestial Kingdom (their version of heavan)…they ridiculed 1 man/1 woman marriages as selfish/evil.

The list goes on and on, but they no longer practise any of these teachings (no openly at least). They have changed the text of the Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, and Pearl or Great Price repeatedly over the years as science and history have disproven things in them. For those that want references, you can look at http://www.trialsofascension.net/mormon.html for the details.

My point simply put, Mormons are taught not to question their Prophet and Apostles and most of them adher to this and are trapped in a brainless religion/culture. From my own personal experience, coming out wasn’t the issue – knowing I would be rejected from the church is what caused great pain and took years to reconcile. I am still in recovery.

But this would not work with the Mormons. They already know the Bible is flawed.

But unlike any other Christian denomination, they have other books of scripture. And those books are infallible in their minds. And the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price are pretty poetic on marriage. Nothing is mentioned in these books about homosexuality or gay people.

Worse, they have a ‘living prophet’ whose utterances they regard as equal in authority to scripture. Whatever a prophet states in an official capacity is as equally binding on them as the Bible or any of the other 4 books of scripture they adhere to.

Therefore, when the Mormon prophet denounces homosexuality, that is it. No petition is going to help. On of their favorite sayings is ‘when the prophet has spoken, the thinking has been done.’ End of subject!

If the church were to reverse itself, it would likely cause problems for them as members would wonder how the prophet could have been wrong initially. They aren’t going to rock their boat of infallibity.

When I left the church I joined the group for gay Mormons – Affirmation. It was a nice experience, but I eventually realized we would never budge the church on this issue. Wanting to cut myself off from it entirely, I left the group.

I admire those making the effort. But it won’t do any good… Only when the political climate changes to the point that homophobia is no longer culturally acceptable will they then have a new ‘revelation,’ where God will change course. Just as was the case with allowing black people to have the priesthood in the 70s (which prior to that time was disallowed because black people were made black as a mark to show they were the spirits who were not valiant in the war in heaven – prior to the earth being made)….

I’ve been out of the church for 20 years now. With each year I wonder how so many people can be so hoodwinked as those who live for it..

I shouldn’t dignify your comments with a rebuttal, but here goes.

Child marriage is a straw-man arguments, put forth as a scare tactic. Most “successful” societies, if “success” is defined as a “society” with a growing population, actually favor the taking of underaged girls and forcing them into marriages that benefit the familial group, the girl’s wishes not withstanding. No-one on the side of marriage equality favors forcing minors into marriages. Not even if the minor wants said marriage.

As to polygamy, many “expanding” cultures allow it. but, again, it’s irrelevant to the discussion at hand.

Citing “fail” cultures (a definition of a failed culture would be helpful) is asinine. Mostly when people make this argument, they’re referring to Rome. Well, when Rome fell it was a Christian, heterosexual centrist empire. Homosexuality was illegal and punishable by death. Every society “fails”, period. Eventually, even the United States will “fail” to be replaced by either a regressive, or even more progressive society, and it’s going to be because of myriad factors, not because it’s “lost” it’s moral compass.

Please, in future, cite actual examples to back up your statements, not just ideas from some “professor” or other to back up your claims. Vagaries really don’t make for strong arguments.

If feelings are the key requirement, then why not let three people marry, or two adults and a child, or consenting blood relatives of any age? . Marriage-based kinship is essential to stability and continuity in our state. Child abuse is much more prevalent when a living arrangement is not based on kinship. Kinship imparts family names, heritage, and property, secures the identity and commitment of fathers for the sake of the children, and entails mutual obligations to the community.

The US Supreme Court declared in 1885 that states’ marriage laws must be based on “the idea of the family, as consisting in and springing from the union for life of one man and one woman in the holy estate of matrimony; the sure foundation of all that is stable and noble in our civilization, the best guaranty of that reverent morality which is the source of all beneficent progress in social and political improvement.”

Analyzing studies of cultures spanning several thousands of years on several continents, Harvard sociologist Pitirim Sorokin found that virtually all political revolutions that brought about societal collapse were preceded by a sexual revolution in which marriage and family were devalued by the culture’s acceptance of homosexuality.

Go get a life. People like you have turned me into what you consider “mean” O poor lil guy, everyone is picking on you. Its exactly your statement that has us ANGRY! Did I stutter? ANGRY.

So you better back the Fu8k off and go bring your sorry you know what back to your sorry silly goofball, cultist “Church.”

What a silly, psycho “religion” follow some guy who said “god” came down and talked to him and told him to marry as many woman as he wants (since they are property anyways) right? Sounds like someone on LSD. We need to protect our society from you and Nuts like Joseph Smith (young girl molestors) etc. Furthermore, what sickos marry their own neices? Thats what you are trying to “protect”? LOL

Probably if Joseph Smith and Brigham Young told you all to drink Arsenic Lace Kool Aid, you would? We couldnt be that lucky… darn.

Please you can have that “institution!”

Bye Loser.