The President of the Mormon Church lashes out against marriage equality…yet again

The Church of Latter-Day Saints has just come out against marriage equality…again.

The Mormon church, which began allowing gay parents to baptize their children in 2015–the same year marriage equality became legal across the United states–reaffirmed it’s opposition to marriage equality in a scathing statement by church President Russell Nelson.

“Because parents are the primary exemplars for their children, we did not want to put young children in the position of having to choose between beliefs and behavior they learned at home and what they were taught at church,” Nelson said in a statement meant to explain the perceived contradiction between allowing children of gay parents into the church while denying the right of marriage to same-sex couples. “We wanted to facilitate harmony in the home and avoid pitting children and parents against each other. We knew that this policy created concern and confusion for some and heartache for others. That grieved us. Whenever the sons and daughters of God weep — for whatever reasons — we weep. So, our supplications to the Lord continued.”

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When it comes to marriage, Nelson slammed unions granted outside the church…

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