Mormon Church statements and positions on homosexuality (1976 to 1999) [View all]

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The religion of a US presidential candidate has always been a factor before, why stop now when it seems quite pertinent.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_lds2.htm

1976: The LDS Church was one of the major players among the religious organizations fighting against the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment). That amendment would have given equal rights to all women in the US. The LDS President at the time, Spencer Kimball, said that a main concern was that if the ERA were approved, it would lead to changes in civil rights laws to give equal rights to gays and lesbians.

1976: The LDS Church changed its excommunication rules to allow termination of membership of persons with homosexual orientation. Previously, members could only be excommunicated for homosexual acts. This policy was later reversed.

1976: Church Apostle Boyd K. Packer delivered a speech on 1976-OCT-2 which was directed to "young men of Aaronic Priesthood age"; i.e. to young men. 1 His talk dealt with sexuality and the young male. It was widely distributed throughout the LDS church at the time. Packer was the acting president of the Quorum of 12 Apostles, and is now the president. With reference to homosexual activities, he is reported as saying:http://www.lds-mormon.com/only.shtml

I included the link to Packer's speech in the above excerpt, it is important because he condones physical violence against a gay male.

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