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sweet-tea-13 t1_iwj4zq1 wrote

Reply to comment by your_moms_apron in LDS Church comes out for federal bill that recognizes same-sex marriage by creamboy2623

It was only approved after it was changed to include that religious organizations cannot lose tax exempt status for not accommodating LGBT people. Their own views on gay marriage remains unchanged and it is still not accepted between their members.

They don't care if gay marriage is legal as long as they can continue to legally discriminate against LGBT people without losing their tax exempt status.

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your_moms_apron t1_iwj5zai wrote

Fair enough - frankly, I care more about lgbtq people having the same tax rights as straight married people, etc.

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sweet-tea-13 t1_iwj6gbz wrote

Yes, if the end result is positive for non-members then that's a good thing. My point was just that the LDS church isn't doing this because they suddenly care about gay rights and shouldn't be praised as if they do.

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your_moms_apron t1_iwj7sam wrote

Agreed. They can do whatever they want in their corner as long as others are afforded the same right to do as they choose in theirs.

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