Dieter Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, offers a softer, more open view than that expressed recently by President Packer. As quoted in the Salt Lake Tribune: “Many questions in life, however, including some related to same-gender attractions, must await a future answer, even in the next life. Until then, the truth is, God [...]
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Candlelight Vigil to Honor Todd Ransom
Todd Ransom A candlelight vigil will be held today, July 20, from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM, at the Utah state Capitol to honor the life of Todd Ransom, a young man of Mormon background who took his life yesterday. Todd was 28. Friends say Todd left behind a note reading “Sunrise – Accept This [...]
Orrin Hatch: “Gays and lesbians don’t pay tithing, their religion is politics.”
Speaking at Dixie State College in St. George on Tuesday 1 June 2010, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) remarked during an anti-Democrat/liberal speech that the GOP needs to organize like LGBT/SOGI rights activists. Says the HRC Religion and Faith Program Director Harry Knox: “Senator Hatch’s statement that gay people’s religion is politics is insulting and demeaning [...]