Zone1 Mormon leadership says "no" to transgenderism

[Polishprince]

Unexpected smackdown from the LDS brass in Salt Lake City this month, rejecting the idea of she-males, drag queens and gender benders being given full access to their religion.

Quite a difference from the United Methodist Religion officially glorifying sodomy in June.

How is this shaking out with Mormon Bishop Mitt Romney and other liberal leaders in the faith? Are they going to hit the road, and maybe switch to the UMC where their theology is more welcome?

Interesting times in the field of religion for sure.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/24/us/lds-church-restrictions-transgender-members/index.html

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Unexpected smackdown from the LDS brass in Salt Lake City this month, rejecting the idea of she-males, drag queens and gender benders being given full access to their religion.

Quite a difference from the United Methodist Religion officially glorifying sodomy in June.

How is this shaking out with Mormon Bishop Mitt Romney and other liberal leaders in the faith? Are they going to hit the road, and maybe switch to the UMC where their theology is more welcome?

Interesting times in the field of religion for sure.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/24/us/lds-church-restrictions-transgender-members/index.html

Huh..you don't know much about the LDS, do you?

Their stance on Transgender issues is exactly what you would expect..no surprise at all.

You are sadly mistaken if you think Mitt Romney is in any way shape or form Liberal. I doubt if there ARE any 'Liberal leaders' in the LDS church.

This is about as Liberal as it gets..an admonition to think about issues and not blindly support one party--aimed at Trump, I believe:

Mormon leaders – whose church is often associated with the GOP – push back against one-party politics

The faith’s association with conservative politics has stayed strong for decades, but could become a liability, a political scientist argues.

theconversation.com

Top leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dropped a bombshell in June 2023 by telling their flock to vote for Democrats – well, almost.
In a letter that local leaders read during worship meetings nationwide, the church’s president and his two counselors instructed church members not to vote solely for one political party. Latter-day Saints, often known as Mormons, have overwhelmingly supported Republicans in recent decades.
“Merely voting a straight ticket or voting based on ‘tradition’ without careful study of candidates and their positions on important issues is a threat to democracy and inconsistent with revealed standards,” the church’s top three authorities wrote, referring to Latter-day Saint scripture.
Such letters are frequently used to direct the faithful. For example, in 2008, similar letters mobilized Latter-day Saints in California to support Proposition 8, a ballot initiative against same-sex marriage. As suggested by the significant time and money church members poured into Proposition 8, these letters can be persuasive due, in no small part, to leaders’ unique role. Within the faith, top LDS authorities are known as “prophets, seers, and revelators,” and members often speak of the need to “follow the prophet,” referring to the church’s president. Indeed, there is a catchy children’s song with that title, which includes the repeated refrain “follow the prophet, don’t go astray.”