Circling a Wagons, a three-day discussion for LGBTQ and same-sex captivate Mormons, explored a issues surrounding sexuality and sacrament in Salt Lake City, Utah, this weekend. The event, that captivated some-more than 300 participants of varying faiths, was sponsored by Mormon Stories and a Open Stories Foundation, organizations with no central connection with a Church…
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Homophobia an “Atrocity,” LDS Bishop Tells Gay Mormon Conference
Last weekend, some-more than 300 people attended a three-day “Circling a Wagons” discussion of LGBT and SGA Mormons in Salt Lake City, including an undenominational ceremony use on Sunday morning. On Sunday evening, the Salt Lake Tribune //www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/52858596-78/church-kloosterman-bishop-lake.html.csp” target=”_blank”>reported that orator Kevin Kloosterman, an LDS bishop from Illinois, had pronounced that “the approach gays are treated and…
Gay Mormon conference opens in Salt Lake City
A conference for gay Mormons is challenging church leaders who have frowned on homosexuality. The “Circling the Wagons” conference is being held this weekend in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/ubQrXB ) that conference organizers say gay Mormons have been a great source of misunderstanding, judgment and hurt within the Church of…
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Gay Marriage Poll Touted by Mormons Seems Dubious
Contrary to almost every other national poll regarding marriage equality, Deseret News, a newspaper owned by the Mormon Church, //www.deseretnews.com/article/700187549/64-dont-support-gay-marriage-new-poll-says.html” target=”_hplink”>claims that two thirds of Americans oppose marriage equality. When the mouthpiece of the Mormon Church publishes a new poll showing that two thirds of Americans now oppose marriage equality, it raises some questions. One…
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