tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374986007713383912.post5200473345441346471..comments2023-10-18T08:30:09.574-07:00Comments on Gay Mormon Brother: Echo chambergaymobrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10201407384185948608noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374986007713383912.post-68631945346233403652015-03-09T15:42:59.869-07:002015-03-09T15:42:59.869-07:00How can you stay active while disagreeing with Chu...How can you stay active while disagreeing with Church doctrine? It is very, very difficult. The average ward is not a welcoming place for anyone who might have an unorthodox viewpoint, so hard to blame people for leaving if they feel their views no longer make them welcome. <br /><br />Next time someone claims the standards are the same for both gay and straight, I hope you will have the courage to point out to them the fundamental differences. A straight person always has the hope and chance that they will find someone they can love in every sense of that word - including physically - and marry them to express that love in a Church sanctioned way. Even if a straight person happens to choose the wrong person to marry, and then divorces and marries again when they find the right person, their standing in the Church is is not in any danger as long as there is no adultery involved. A straight LDS member could even marry a non member and still remain a member in good standing. Straight members have so many options that gay members do not.<br /><br />Gay people may never marry someone who is the same sex, even if they deeply love them and are committed to them, without putting their membership in danger. They must either be celibate and alone their whole lives, or enter into a mixed orientation marriage (which, to be honest, is not a realistic option for many.) <br /><br />To pretend that these two situations are exactly the same is quite frankly insulting and shows a shocking lack of empathy about what gay members face. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364484623565981392noreply@blogger.com