The signaling on this is awful. Many teens are baptized even though their nonmember parents don't believe. The parents consent to their teen's baptism and it happens.
We have a teenager in our ward who attends church every week and scouts. But he is not baptized because his father does not consent.
We have an excommunicated male who attends with his family every week.
Apostle Todd Christofferson's excommunicated brother attends church with his gay partner.
There are all kinds of people who attend.
Another problem with this is putting one group of people into a specific bucket giving them different requirements. What bout the child of an unwed parent? What about the child of two persons living together who are unmarried? Should their be language requiring them to disavow the circumstances of their parents?
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