Paul Mero: LDS Church support for the Respect for Marriage Act shows what a tangled mess religion and politics make.
In this Jan. 3, 2018, photo, the angel Moroni statue, silhouetted against the sky, sits atop the Salt Lake Temple, at Temple Square in Salt Lake City.My wife tells me that one of the most difficult messes to untangle are necklaces thrown into a jewelry box. Many a garage houses a box full of bungee cords, or tie-downs, that rival a breeding ball of snakes in difficulty to separate.
The LDS Church, my church, has supported gay rights since its opposition to same-sex marriage during Proposition 8 in California. That support rolled into the chamber of the Salt Lake City Council shortly thereafter and similar nondiscrimination laws spread throughout Utah municipalities over the next few years – none of which would have happened without the blessing of the LDS Church.
The LDS Church opposes same-sex marriage but supports every gay right that leads logically to same-sex marriage. They conspire in Utah with gay activists to finally pass a statewide nondiscrimination bill but, in doing so, assure legal discrimination against the very same gay community by exempting the church from its provisions. They then invent “same-sex attraction” while condemning those who fall under its spell.
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