Mormon Says Church threatens excommunication for supporting gay marriage

[WillParkinson]

(Hastings, Nebraska) For more than 20 years, Andrew Callahan has been a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints. But now the Hastings, Nebraska man is being hauled up before a disciplinary hearing that could result in his excommunication from the Mormon faith.

His crime: opposing a call by Mormon leaders to support a proposed constitutional amendment in California to ban same-sex marriage.

A letter from Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was read from the pulpit in church congregations in June, calling on church members in California to support Proposition 8. Church members in other areas of the country were urged to send money to the effort.

The position rankled Callahan, who set up a Web site to voice opposition.

http://www.365gay.com/news/mormon-says-church-threatens-excommunication-for-supporting-gay-marriage/

[tekisui]

1. Wow.

I was raised mormon, but this is shocking, even for me. Unbelievable.

[mitchtv]

2. typical unamerican cult

to hell with them

[Fearless]

3. Awh shucks...

And I was looking for a new psychotic dogma to half believe in - half continue to break its fundamental tenants. Oh well, the search continues...

:rofl:

Seriously though, they can bite me.

[LeftCoast]

4. Revoke their tax-exempt status

The Mormon Church is actively insinuating itself into a political matter. Time to remove their tax exemption.

[sui generis]

5. that's what happens when high priests war with high kings

somebody ends up losing their soul every time . . .

Metaphorically speaking, of course.

[dbackjon]

6. How is this legal under the tax code?

[LeftyMom]

7. Churches are allowed to do issue based advocacy, just not to support candidates.

They can take positions on propositions. Personally I think that's BS, but it's the current interpretation of the law.

[and-justice-for-all]

8. I will take excommunication

over being stoned to death.

PS: LDS is a cult religion and I can think of a lot worse things then being excommunicated.