Supporting the Church’s position on same-sex marriage
Posted on May 16th, 2008 by Geoff B.
As some readers may know, the Church acted quickly yesterday to express its disappointment about the California’s Supreme Court’s imposition of same-sex marriage on the state (despite a 2000 initiative against SSM that passed overwhelmingly). There are very few public issues on which the Church has taken such a clear public stand, and in my opinion there are strong reasons for that. The purpose of this post is to gather the arguments supporting the Church’s position. Comments attacking Church authorities or the Church’s stand are not welcome, although there is room for discussion to refine and comment on the Church’s stance on this issue.
Here’s what I have been able to gather in a short few hours. Please post additional comments with links or arguments I have missed.
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Most and Least Marriage-Indifferent States
Posted on May 16th, 2008 by John Mansfield
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Flaxen cords
Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Geoff B.
Given the California Supreme Court’s decision in favor of same-sex marriage on Thursday, it might be a good time to remind readers of what the Church’s position is on this issue. If you go to the Church web site, one of the few issues on which the Church has taken a strong public stand is the issue of “same-gender attraction.” If you go to that issue, you will be taken to a Church public affairs interview with Elders Oaks and Wickman. If you read this excellent and inspired interview, you will encounter the following statement:
For openers, marriage is neither a matter of politics, nor is it a matter of social policy. Marriage is defined by the Lord Himself. It’s the one institution that is ceremoniously performed by priesthood authority in the temple [and] transcends this world. It is of such profound importance… such a core doctrine of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, of the very purpose of the creation of this earth. One hardly can get past the first page of Genesis without seeing that very clearly. It is not an institution to be tampered with by mankind, and certainly not to be tampered with by those who are doing so simply for their own purposes. There is no such thing in the Lord’s eyes as something called same-gender marriage. Homosexual behavior is and will always remain before the Lord an abominable sin. Calling it something else by virtue of some political definition does not change that reality.
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For shame? Jazz play first home Sunday game since 2001
Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Geoff B.
Larry Miller wasn’t there, nor were a lot of other fans. But enough people were there Sunday for the Utah Jazz to beat the Lakers. Here’s what the Times had to say about the Sunday game:
Larry Miller, the Jazz’s owner, was one of the day’s no-shows, giving up his courtside seats because he abstains from nonreligious activities on Sundays in accordance with his Mormon beliefs. The Jazz had not played a Sunday home game since January 2001, recognizing the mismatch in going one-on-one with the Mormon Church.
For shame, NBA, for shame?
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Some good publicity just when we need it
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Geoff B.
This Newsweek article is a very positive look at all of the Mormons who have competed in the reality TV shows recently. I have never seen any of these shows, so this was a huge eye-opener for me. I’ve seen several posts in the Bloggernacle discussing various shows, but I had no idea of the amount of Mormons out there in the various shows. As far away from Utah as I am, I also had no idea that people were actively organizing and rooting for Mormon candidates and that Family Home Evenings were spent watching these shows.
These types of articles are great positive publicity for the Church, especially now when we are once again fighting the PR battle.
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Is it sacrilegious to eat in Sacrament meeting?
Posted on May 5th, 2008 by Geoff B.
There was a decent scene in the otherwise forgettable movie “Singles 2nd Ward” in which a mother gives her kids an increasing amount of food during Sacrament meeting. I can’t remember all of the details (see how forgettable the movie is?), but I seem to recall at some point she pulls out milk and cereal, bowls and spoons, etc, and begins serving her kids. And then the irreverent non-Mormon visitor gets hungry and offers one of the kids some money for his sandwich. Anyway, I got a smile out of it (but please don’t write outraged comments telling me how much you hated this movie, because you’ll get no argument from me).
I was thinking about this the other day as my wife pulled out a Clif bar for my two-year-old.
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Stunning ignorance…from a Princeton professor?
Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Geoff B.
Such is the state of modern-day academia: a Princeton professor writes in her blog that she misses Mitt Romney because if he were still in the race he would be getting all of the tough questions these days rather than Obama. The reason: because of the “Mormon” FLDS church to which she implies Mitt belongs. She even mentions President Monson!
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Remember the worth of souls
Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Brian Duffin
While recently checking my Facebook account, I noticed an invitation from an old friend to participate in an application called “OWNED!”
Own Your Friends! Give Human Gifts! Put yourself on the market and find out how much you’re worth!
A novel idea, I thought, so I signed-up for the application and quickly discovered my value, or lack thereof, on Facebook. Read more
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Is Harry Reid a Hypocrite on the FLDS?
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Clark Goble
There was an interesting show on this morning on KSL. They had an interview with Harry Reid, Senator from Nevada and Majority Leader, on the FLDS situation. Reid blasted the Attorney Generals of Utah and Arizona for not doing more about the FLDS.
I’d put up the link to the interview but unfortunately KSL doesn’t have up just the interview. However this morning at 10:00 they replayed the interview and then had some responses by Mark Shurtleff and a few others. They have put that up as a podcast. It’s about 5 minutes into the show. Listen and give your view.
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A temple for Gilbert, Ariz.
Posted on April 27th, 2008 by Brian Duffin
Saturday afternoon, M*’s webmaster Scott Barber emailed me a link to a Mormon Times article announcing a temple for Gilbert, Arizona.
My first reaction to the news was, “Wow!!”
Even today, I am still stunned and excited that another temple is to be built in Arizona. What excites me even more is that I will likely be in the new temple district. Read more
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