Thursday, July 8, 2010

First Presidency sends letter to Argentina, opposing Same-Sex Marriage

The government of Argentina is hoping to pass a same-sex marriage bill next week. The law would give same-sex couples in Argentina the right to adopt. Just as in California last fall, the mormon church has sent out a letter opposing this giant step toward equality.

A translation of the letter's contents:
Uncertainties have arisen because of the legislation that has been proposed that would change the definition of marriage in Argentina. The doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is absolutely clear: Marriage is between one man and one woman and is ordained of God. We recommend that together with your families you review "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" to understand more completely the doctrine of the Church as it relates to this essential topic.


And a scanned copy of the letter, courtesy of Concerned in Argentina:

7 comments:

  1. Who's "Concerned in Argentina"? Someone writing a letter to Dear Abby? Or is it another one of the church's astroturf-"grassroots" citizen groups?

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  2. "Concerned in Argentina" is my source: the person who emailed me the scanned copy of the letter and asked to be identified with that name.

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  3. >The doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is absolutely clear: Marriage is between one man and one woman and is ordained of God.

    That's righ kid's, keep telling the Big Lie. The more you tell it, them more it begins to seem true.

    Sickening how they lie about their own 'most sacred' doctrines.

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  4. Thanks for posting this. As a CA resident (and exmormon) I'm amazed they're still pushing this. Also the invitation to review "The Family: a Proclamation to the World" for further understanding. Gag.--Yeah, that's one deep document. Great blog btw.

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  5. Thanks for all the comments:) Now if only I would get around to converting and posting the similar letter they sent out before Prop 8...

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  6. It's so important to get scans of documents like this online. Post, download, and circulate!

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