tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480919235180437564.post4226713433175063853..comments2022-02-18T20:32:11.372-05:00Comments on these pamphleteers: mormons are so full of surprises!pamphleteershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01821173480303955931noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480919235180437564.post-55748947124682184722009-11-12T10:20:20.070-05:002009-11-12T10:20:20.070-05:00i agree hans. i especially agree with "every ...i agree hans. i especially agree with "every step forward is important." but maybe we should stick with an optimistically skeptical in between.<br /><br />it really bothers me that the mormon church(despite its obvious shortcomings) has taken pretty much all of the heat for prop 8 and the rolling back of lgbtqa rights in the united states.<br /><br />and relatively speaking, it just isn't true. christian organizations are just better at hiding what they do. anytime the mormon church takes a public stance on something people notice because, well, mormons are kind of crazy. i guess we're just all used to the christian organizations being nutso.<br /><br />the fact is that the mormon church represents a view that is not uncommon in the united states, canada, and the world. that "homosexuals" are a threat. but, the church didn't have to support those ordinances. despite why they did it, it affects people's actual lives.<br /><br />so i say: keep it up mormon church. maybe if these small steps keep happening eventually we'll get to something that looks like actual human rights for all.teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097615362565614122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480919235180437564.post-81512799923805557952009-11-11T20:55:44.313-05:002009-11-11T20:55:44.313-05:00I'm *so* torn on how to react to this (and try...I'm *so* torn on how to react to this (and trying really hard to keep my innate distrust of monotheism from getting in the way). On the one hand, everything in me screams "every step forward is important"...but then on the other hand, here's a good expression of an alternate view:<br /><br />http://www.progressivepuppy.com/the_progressive_puppy/2009/11/mormon-church-suddenly-likes-gays-dont-believe-it.htmlHansnoreply@blogger.com