Mormon church issues new restrictions on transgender members
The new policies include a measure to annotate trans members’ records, grouping them with members who have committed sexual violence or child abuse.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known widely as the Mormon church, issued a slew of new policies this week expanding its restrictions on transgender members.
The policies, released Monday, include rules barring trans people from working with children, becoming priests and serving as teachers. The church also expanded on an existing rule that barred trans people from being baptized.
Trans members will also face possible annotation on their membership records, grouping them with churchgoers who have committed incest, sexual predatory behavior, sexual violence against children and embezzlement of church funds.
Did Joseph Smith come back to life and read the restrictions out of a hat? Otherwise it doesn't count
Tsk.. tsk... tsk... For clarity JS actually claimed to have:
"Read glowing writings off a stone placed in a hat."
Its much more believable that way...
Glowing writing? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your hat?
… May I see it?
...no.
Dum dum dum dum dum
LDS is at least upfront about how they change stuff
The leadership get revelations directly from god. In a weird coincidence, many of the revelations (like that black people aren't demons) come at times when societal pressure is overwhelming or they are getting bad press. god apparently has very good timing.
One might say its timing is providential.
At this point, the only societal pressure they're under is trying to retain the self-identified Mor[m]ons in the Western US who allow the Mor[m]on church to hold sway over local politics.
Yeah, but like, at least LDS will be forthcoming about how shit is different now. Sure, they kinda dress it up about how the old rules were right "for their time," but otherwise that's pretty progressive for a church, IMO.
Compared to JW which will just redact everything they don't like and pretend it's always been that way.
Not really all that different from Catholicism with the Pope.