Episode #115 – Occupy Zarahemla (Kucinich 2016)
Were Mormons socialists back in the day? A guy at Salon.com thinks so.
Some updates from the Newsroom on same gender attraction.
The New York Times follows around two missionaries in Uganda. Fascinating and pretty accurate portrayal of the realities of a mission.
GOP to Mitt Romney: Own your Mormonism
How crazy is scrutiny towards the Church going to get in the next six months? We have some thoughts.
Assorted: MLB Mormon update 2012, historic chapel gets razed, and a super cute little girl sings “Redeemer of Israel”
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Great show fellers. One thing, regarding changing positions on homosexuality, you might be interested in this little read:
http://thestudentreview.org/2011/10/25/viewpoint-…
While the Church as always viewed homosexual acts as sinful, it wasn't that long ago that merely being gay was seen as sinful. Surveying the church literature over the past few decades proves this fairly well. While I am not sure where the Church will ultimately end up on this issue, you can't say that its position never changes.
Well I think what Al meant when saying that the position never changes is the core stuff. We have surely become more tolerant of homosexuality from a cultural standpoint, but I think we can say with 99% certainty that gay marriage and the accompanying gay sex will never be condoned by the Church. Just ain't gonna happen.
But I do think that we will continue to be a bit more inclusive and a bit less harsh towards those who are on different paths.
Thanks for your comment!
-Geoff