The attraction itself is not a sin, but acting on it is. They may be 1 placed on probation for those desiring to change their behavior , 2 "disfellowshipped" excluded from participating in the sacraments for a finite period of time while they correct their behavior , or 3 excommunicated. Members who face a disciplinary council and refuse to repent—or insist that their feelings are integral to who they are—almost always are excommunicated.
They lose their membership and cannot participate in any way other than attend meetings. They also lose the eternal ties that bind them to their families and their church. Same-sex marriages are not allowed in the LDS Church and sexual activity is grounds for being denied access to the temple, ordination and other aspects of church membership.
The Church has a history of campaigning against marriage equality since the s and the issue has become one of the church's foremost political concerns. The policy not only describes Mormons in same-sex couples as apostates of the faith, it also establishes disciplinary actions that Mormon leaders can take against same-sex couples, including excommunication.
The new policy also took aim at the children of same-sex couples. It barred them from baptism and from joining the LDS Church unless they denounce their parents by the age of This policy, commonly referred to as the "November Policy," marks the first time a Christian church has enshrined a baptismal ban on children of same-sex couples. By June , the LDS Church quietly cemented the "November Policy" by reaffirming its opposition to same-sex relationships in its recently updated manual for missionaries, Preach My Gospel.
But President Oaks made clear that the Church was not revising its doctrine on homosexuality, which teaches that having same-sex attraction is not a sin, but acting on it is. The LDS Church seldomly takes public positions on legislation, and most of the time only does so when the issue is considered one of morality. The church announced its updated membership numbers.
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The Latest. The Conference Center plaza in downtown Salt Lake City may have been virtually void of people this weekend — due to the coronavirus clampdown — but The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is still attracting crowds. The latest statistical report, released Saturday, put total membership above The tally of Latter-day Saints congregations — called wards and branches — around the globe, reached nearly 31, for a 1.
Still, Martinich notes, the number of children added to church records fell below , last year, to 94,, a 7. Donate to the newsroom now.
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