The best article from an LDS author on the topic of gay marriage is Homosexual “Marriage” and Civilization by science fiction writer Orson Scott Card. But it’s pretty long and you might have a short attention span so I’ll try to summarize some points from the article along with my own thoughts.
So, do Mormons hate gay people? No. If Mormons don’t hate gay people, why are they against gay marriage? Why are they forcing their religion on other people and taking away their rights? Why would they want to rob committed couples of the opportunity to legalize that commitment?
Mormons don’t hate…
Wow, this Prop 8 thing in California has been quite the hot topic lately, and initially I was surprised at how much attention the LDS Church was getting, given that there were plenty of other faiths involved. But upon further reflection it’s not too surprising. The LDS Church is highly centralized compared to most other religions. Those who know virtually nothing about the LDS Church at least know that the headquarters of the church is in Utah, or that Mormons are generally associated with Utah. Mormon temples and churches are also highly recognizable and generally highly visible. The Los Angeles…
First of all, they aren’t, just most of them, perhaps. James E. Faust was in the First Presidency of the LDS Church, which means he was in the top 3 as far as leaders are concerned, and he was a Democrat. Harry Reid is one of the most prominent Democrats at the moment, and he’s Mormon. But other than those two the rest are indeed Republicans. I’m kidding, of course, but there certainly are not many active Mormons who aren’t staunchly Republican. But there’s a fairly simple explanation for this. Democrats tend to be liberals, and Republicans tend to be…
The short answer is “Yes” and the long answer is “Yes, with some exceptions.” Mormons overwhelmingly voted for Mitt Romney in the primaries. No surprise there. Even I, whom I consider to be an extremely objective and intelligent human being, was rooting for Romney. But just the same, I had a lot of doubts about him. I agree with his critics that say he seemed to have a record of flip-flopping on issues for political expediency. Maybe those were legitimate changes of heart, but the timing and circumstances cast plenty of doubts. I’m also not convinced that he’s a true…
Good heavens no. Just because Romney is a Mormon and Huckabee used Romney’s religion as a wedge to draw votes away from Romney which resulted in both Huckabee and Romney losing the primaries and McCain winning? No, I don’t think too many Mormons hate Huckabee. I don’t. I think he’s a classic politician who’s willing to use whatever weapons he has at his disposal to win, and I’m not even saying there’s anything wrong with that as long as it’s legal. It’s certainly not the way I would run a campaign, though.
Is he a religious bigot? I don’t know. Is he…
