06-04-2008, 10:31 PM | #111 | |
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BTW, when I spoke of gays being ostracized in just about every Utah ward, I should have specified I was speaking of gay men. With the advent of Sheri Dew, Mormons now seem to have acquired a soft spot in their hearts for gay women.
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06-04-2008, 10:35 PM | #112 |
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Growing up, a man returned to live with his parents. He had AIDS. He was gay. He attended church, and went to the temple with his parents. His father was the stake patriarch. He looked to be a kind man, but appeared much older than his years. He looked sickly, but I remember he smiled. I noticed he stopped coming, and found out that he died.
This patriarch knew my grandparents. I believe he has died as well now. Based on this, I think wards are ok with gay men who are dying who return to the church and are temple worthy. |
06-04-2008, 11:45 PM | #113 | |
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I'm not saying that I've seen cases where sexually active gays weren't given support or were given support - only that in the case I know of the person claimed to not be sexually active. On a side note, Carol Lynn Pearson has commented on the love and support she and her ex-husband received from their ward when the ex-husband, dying of AIDS, came home to live his final days with her and the children. These examples are simply put forth to refute non-sequitur's overly broad generalizations. For NS to claim that NO wards in Utah (of course CLP's ward was in CA so I suppose someone could pick that nit) would accept an openly gay man and that to say otherwise is a lie, is itself a lie. |
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06-05-2008, 12:38 AM | #114 | |
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So you're claiming Sheri Dew is gay?
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06-05-2008, 11:51 PM | #115 | ||
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Here's a good example of some (potential) gay hypersensitivity.
Two lesbian women are kissing in the stands at a Mariner s game when an usher, at the behest of another spectator, asks them to "tone it down." Quote:
Moreover, there's this little gem on one of the two women involved: Quote:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1 |
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