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Religious Disobedience. Yes yes yes and totally yes.
It's a neat editorial. I think it's a valid request. In time, I think his family will agree with him.
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I didn't see it, but I think 30 Days did that on a first season episode. Obviously, the guy didn't go "all the way", so maybe this isn't germane to what you were suggesting.

Heheh, I'm not suggesting anything but the suggestion, just for kicks.

I imagine it wouldn't go too far, certainly not 'all the way'. But I'd love to see 28 days of Hmmm, can't quite go gay yet. And every day remind the audience that which gender you're attracted to is supposed to be a choice, so what's wrong with this guy??!


And just start collecting petition signatures for a ballot initiative to amend the constitution such that the definition of religion is Protestant ... just long enough for the Mormons to go, Hey, they shouldn't do that! ......oh.

Unfortunately, that's not really the right way to send a message to Salt Lake City. Nobody in church headquarters is going to know about a family getting up and walking out of church, even if the church is located in the heart of Salt Lake. It will only send a message to the local authorities (the bishop and perhaps the stake president depending on how things escalate).

The appropriate thing for anyone to do, if they feel so inclined, is to talk to the bishop directly about it. Before he reads it in front of the congregation if possible. Or afterward if not. Even speak to the stake president if necessary.

These face to face conversations are going to have to take place anyway, even if they do a walkout. People get up and walk out of the church service all the time for all sorts of reasons, and rarely as a means of protest or "disobedience."

Letters can also be sent directly into Salt Lake, but they get so many letters that there's no way for anyone in the presidency of the church to read all of them and still have time to do anything else. I'm sure though, that if the pre-screeners see an abundance of letters on one particular topic they will communicate it up the chain. Otherwise, any problems or concerns that can be handled locally are deferred locally.

I think if enough people did it, it would be a clear message. It's got to start somewhere. My best method for a Mormon to disagree with the LDS church is to not give them money, but seeing as how tithing is required... well... oh well.

I think the LDS church is totally off base on this issue. No one is forcing the Mormon church to have gay weddings. This is about civil marriage, not marriage within a church. The LDS church is trying to scare people into working against marriage equality, I find that pathetic.

And, as I mentioned in some other thread, the irony of the Mormons - of all people - trying to define marriage as between one man and one woman is particularly delicious. ;)

Lewis Black sums it up in this clip..

Apparently if they can't have a non-traditional marriage, nobody else can.

So very true.
I love Lewis Black. I always think that he's going to have a heart attack during one of his tirades.

It's funny when I come across a YouTube clip where the comments have been turned off. I'm like, 'C'mon, coward, let's see what people are saying!'
:D

Hahahah, I missed that clip before. Thanks for relinking. God, I love him.


Can he be president? Sure, he'd have a stroke within the first 10 days ... but they'd be ten glorious days!