¶ Mormonism: Against Gay Marriage Since 1995
Monday, January 12, 2009, 9:08pm
But the book doesn't directly address gay marriage. When pressed for an example of the harm that same-sex marriages would cause Mormons, Thomas Olson, president of the Mormon's Seattle North Stake, couldn't name one. He also wouldn't quote the Book of Mormon. Instead, he cited the church's so-called "Proclamation on the Family." It declares that "marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan...." Church president Gordon B. Hinckley announced the proclamation on September 23, 1995.
In other words, Mormons updated their religion in 1995, and now that's what they all believe and you better believe it, too.
"We certainly don't condone bigotry or targeting gays or lesbians," says Olson. "I guess people would say... that we have done that, but that is not our intent."
