Comments on: Maryland Ward Mobilizes Against Gay Marriage http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=529 Voicing our support for same-sex marriage, and our respectful opposition to California’s Proposition 8 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:24:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Hershl http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=529&cpage=1#comment-34968 Hershl Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:52:27 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=529#comment-34968 I am a Jewish gay man living with my partner for 27 years in Maryland. We have fought for so long to get this law to protect our relationship before the law. If we didn't have such a law horrible things could happen. For example, my partner who is ten years younger than me would have to give up most of his inheritance as taxes in order to just live in our home. The fact that our Mormon neighbors are so openly working to take away our rights just infuriates me and many others here. Is this the best use of Mormon energy to make your church look like a bunch of medieval bigots? What do you think we will talk about with the missionaries who come to our doors? This horrible publicity leaves an impression that will take a very long time to go away. It is absolutely insane. In addition, it has now galvanized me to finally get involved in local politics to stop this type of interference in my life by people whom I have never met but who hate me and all I represent in the name of their church and God. Disgusting. I am a Jewish gay man living with my partner for 27 years in Maryland. We have fought for so long to get this law to protect our relationship before the law.

If we didn’t have such a law horrible things could happen. For example, my partner who is ten years younger than me would have to give up most of his inheritance as taxes in order to just live in our home.

The fact that our Mormon neighbors are so openly working to take away our rights just infuriates me and many others here.

Is this the best use of Mormon energy to make your church look like a bunch of medieval bigots? What do you think we will talk about with the missionaries who come to our doors? This horrible publicity leaves an impression that will take a very long time to go away.

It is absolutely insane.

In addition, it has now galvanized me to finally get involved in local politics to stop this type of interference in my life by people whom I have never met but who hate me and all I represent in the name of their church and God.

Disgusting.

]]> By: Joshua Laird http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=529&cpage=1#comment-34238 Joshua Laird Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:01:09 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=529#comment-34238 If members of the church wish to use resources provided by the church, which enables them to contact members of the church, to pivot for a specific political campaign, the church should be taxed. This is not right that these people are enabled to mobilize through resources provided by church funding. This woman would not have the contact information of these specific people she was emailing if it had not been for the church. She is abusing information provided to her by the church in order to promote a political campaign. The church for one either needs to come out against her and make it clear they do not support her actions, or they should be taxed. It is as simple as that, if the church enables it members to "play politics" through resources provided by the church, they deserved to be TAXED like any other group involved in the political process. If members of the church wish to use resources provided by the church, which enables them to contact members of the church, to pivot for a specific political campaign, the church should be taxed. This is not right that these people are enabled to mobilize through resources provided by church funding. This woman would not have the contact information of these specific people she was emailing if it had not been for the church. She is abusing information provided to her by the church in order to promote a political campaign. The church for one either needs to come out against her and make it clear they do not support her actions, or they should be taxed. It is as simple as that, if the church enables it members to “play politics” through resources provided by the church, they deserved to be TAXED like any other group involved in the political process.

]]> By: Brett http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=529&cpage=1#comment-34137 Brett Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:10:27 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=529#comment-34137 I think that the proper response is a "reply to all" with two questions: 1) Has this email been approved by the proper church authorities? 2) How does this signature gathering fit in with D&C 134:1-4, 9 and the 11th Article of Faith? I think that the proper response is a “reply to all” with two questions:

1) Has this email been approved by the proper church authorities?

2) How does this signature gathering fit in with D&C 134:1-4, 9 and the 11th Article of Faith?

]]> By: fiona64 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=529&cpage=1#comment-33972 fiona64 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:21:33 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=529#comment-33972 I have to agree with Sheri. While this may not be done with the "official" sanction of the "official" church, it is in keeping with other political acts that the Church of LDS has taken against GLBT people. :-( It is so hard for me to watch people take a page from the "Who would Jesus hate" book and then pretend that it's righteous to do so. I have to agree with Sheri. While this may not be done with the “official” sanction of the “official” church, it is in keeping with other political acts that the Church of LDS has taken against GLBT people. :-( It is so hard for me to watch people take a page from the “Who would Jesus hate” book and then pretend that it’s righteous to do so.

]]> By: Sheri http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=529&cpage=1#comment-33810 Sheri Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:59:28 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=529#comment-33810 This just infuriates me. Just when I think a little healing has begun between the church and it's gay brothers and sisters, someone goes and fans the flames of discrmination. What possible purpose do their actions to keep gay couples from marrying the person they love serve? It helps no one and hurts many. Do they really follow the principles of Jesus Christ, or have they turned instead to the other brother? This just infuriates me. Just when I think a little healing has begun between the church and it’s gay brothers and sisters, someone goes and fans the flames of discrmination. What possible purpose do their actions to keep gay couples from marrying the person they love serve? It helps no one and hurts many. Do they really follow the principles of Jesus Christ, or have they turned instead to the other brother?

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