I think some people call this local leadership roulette. Some people in one place get treated one way and others get treated differently.innocentoldguy wrote: ↑November 29th, 2022, 10:49 amMy friend was just excommunicated for dating other men. You should reach out to him and let him know they were just joking.spiritMan wrote: ↑November 28th, 2022, 5:36 pmSimple. Homosexual romantic behavior is condoned.innocentoldguy wrote: ↑November 28th, 2022, 4:55 pmHow is the church teaching "gross immorality"?spiritMan wrote: ↑November 28th, 2022, 4:49 pm
That's what you think; I believe being a part of a Church and a faith community is important. It is important to submit oneself to a religious authority.
When the religious authorities teach gross immorality, I am under no obligation to continue to join myself to their religion.
There isn't much the Church can do to prevent this from happening because every case is different and every bishopric and stake presidency is different. I don't know what can be done about this.
I am concerned with Church-wide things like the pronouns fiasco with Sister Eubanks or the Utah compact. I also find the sex abuse hotline policy to be abominable.
I think I notice a definite trend in the US membership to accept same-sex marriage and abortion rights. I think we take pornography much lighter than we ever have before. I also think many, if not most, members now believe that homosexuality is an immutable part of some people's eternal identity. When I was younger most Church members would have thought this to be ridiculous, which it is. We just don't have much spiritual common sense anymore because we are so careful not to offend.