Mormons, Church of the Latter-Day Saints (LDS). Their homophobia: Pernicious and sly.
Documentation from their website and other resources. Let's not have any statements about them not being homophobic.
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LDS online presence
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/
https://www.facebook.com/ChurchofJesusChrist
https://www.instagram.com/churchofjesuschrist
https://www.youtube.com/churchofjesuschrist
General information page about Gays.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/gay
Basically, they are homophobes, but want to be really nice about it.
From the link below.
The attraction itself is not a sin, but acting on it is. Even though individuals do not choose to have such attractions, they do choose how to respond to them. With love and understanding, the Church reaches out to all God’s children, including [those with same-sex attraction].’”
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/official-statement/same-gender-attraction
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In a round about way, they advise you not to be friends with homosexuals.
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From the link below.
Sexual purity is an essential part of God’s plan for our happiness. Sexual relations are reserved for a man and woman who are married and promise complete loyalty to each other. Sexual relations between a man and woman who are not married, or between people of the same sex, violate one of our Father in Heaven’s most important laws and get in the way of our eternal progress. People of any sexual orientation who violate the law of chastity can be reconciled with God through repentance. As followers of Christ, we resist immoral behavior and strive to become like Him.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/same-sex-attraction
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Feeling getting hurt because people don’t think well of their homophobia. From the link below.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS: At the outset, can you explain why this whole issue of homosexuality and same-gender marriage is important to the Church?
ELDER OAKS: This is much bigger than just a question of whether or not society should be more tolerant of the homosexual lifestyle. Over past years we have seen unrelenting pressure from advocates of that lifestyle to accept as normal what is not normal, and to characterize those who disagree as narrow-minded, bigoted and unreasonable. Such advocates are quick to demand freedom of speech and thought for themselves, but equally quick to criticize those with a different view and, if possible, to silence them by applying labels like “homophobic.” In at least one country where homosexual activists have won major concessions, we have even seen a church pastor threatened with prison for preaching from the pulpit that homosexual behavior is sinful. Given these trends, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must take a stand on doctrine and principle. This is more than a social issue — ultimately it may be a test of our most basic religious freedoms to teach what we know our Father in Heaven wants us to teach.
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/interview-oaks-wickman-same-gender-attraction
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Homophobia now comes sugar coated in the following link. Their poisonous view is dissolved in a soothing syrup of sentimentality. From the link below.
They have these webpages where they have homosexuals testify how they denied themselves to be true Mormons.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2002/08/my-battle-with-same-sex-attraction
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/gay/videos/tonyas-story
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/gay/videos/dallas-story
Gay and married.
Gay and not living a Gay life.
Whining about being called out for their homophobia in the media.
The new homophobia is sinister. It dissolves the homophobia in syrups of sentimentality.
The new homophobia is pernicious.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ftsoy/2021/10/10_same-sex-attraction-you-belong
A supposedly “loving” relationship even though you think homosexuality is a sin.
The new homophobia is pernicious. Notice that they don’t make it clear, but Andy is denying having a Gay life.
The issue here is that the Mormons want to not have in the news stories of raging homophobic Mormon parents being nasty towards their Gay children. They are realizing it hurts their image.
They don’t want a situation where parents have to choose between their child and Mormonism, because some of the parents might choose their Gay child over Mormonism.
They also realize that if they push away the son, they lose a member.
This isn’t for our benefit, it is for theirs.
The above video should also tell you how sly and pernicious Mormon homophobia is.
Not liking Gay marriage.
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/california-and-same-sex-marriage
Theology against homosexuality.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/homosexual-behavior
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/tg/homosexual-behavior
Final Notes
When you use the search term homosexual at their webpage you get ten pages of their commentary, notes, instructions, news releases, positions on homosexuals.
I just provided a sample of their own statements to show their homophobia.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/search?facet=all&lang=eng&query=homosexual&page=1
