Totally amazing meeting. Speakers included an openly gay sister, the bishop and relief society president. The stake president also spoke. The Spirit was strong in the room and attendance was packed. There were all kinds of people there and 50-75 LBGT individuals, some back at church after 25 years. Bishop and Stake President totally supportive. A healing meeting.
MarkJ Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Totally amazing meeting. Speakers included an > openly gay sister, the bishop and relief society > president. The stake president also spoke. The > Spirit was strong in the room...
So glad to see a bit of acceptance rather than condemnation in the morg. However, "the Spirit was strong in the room..."
No, it wasn't. You do know what board this is, right?
...kindness, inclusiveness and all of those wonderful things are great. However, none if it makes up for the fact the church is a lie. Why would any self respecting homosexual suffer through celibacy and loneliness just to feel "accepted" by a church that isn't remotely true?
If we break it down to pay offs, again there is no payoff. Mormon heaven is a fraud. Living your life according to its doctrine and precepts makes no sense.
Gay people, go out and live your lives to the full. Mormonism is a hoax. Give yourselves permission to pursue true happiness.
Love the sinner hate the sin is the biggest cop-out bull. That phrase has nothing to do with love, and all to do with making the person claiming to love the sinner seem magnanimous and superior.
Why would any self respecting gay member wish to be part of a church which will not recognise or accept their gay love for a same sex partner and gay lifestyle? Why be part of an institution that relegates it's gay members to second class, non celestial status? Who must live their lives according to restrictive, bigoted and divisive policies? How cold anyone feel loved and accepted in that socially perverse situation?