Mormons, morals, and marriage.Gay marriage is morally wrong, and Mormons should feel compelled to oppose it. That was the word from Mormon Church The Mormon Church is a religious body founded in 1830 in Fayette, New York, by Joseph Smith. It is also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or LDS Church. There are 7.7 million Mormons worldwide. president Gordon B. Hinckley Gordon Bitner Hinckley (born June 23 1910) has been the fifteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since March 12, 1995. He is the oldest person to preside over the LDS Church in its history. , who spoke at the church's annual conference October 2 in Salt Lake City. "Some portray legalization LEGALIZATION. The act of making lawful. 2. By legalization, is also understood the act by which a judge or competent officer authenticates a record, or other matter, in order that the same may be lawfully read in evidence. Vide Authentication. of so-called same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable as a civil right," he said. "This issue has nothing to do with civil rights. For men to marry men or women to marry women is a moral wrong." Earlier this year the church sent letters to its California branches asking them to urge their 740,000 members to support a March 2000 ballot initiative that would allow marriages only between men and women. |
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