LGBTQ advocates working with Latter-day Saints on legislation across U.S. – Deseret News
[This is a clip from an article originally published by Deseret News–an LDS publication. Historically, LGBTQ rights almost always came at the expense of religious liberty, or the liberty of other people within the community. Any movement that demands affirmation of sin is a denial of religious liberty. We are Baptists and we certainly are not pro-LDS or pro-LGBTQ, but we are pro-religious liberty. This is a development that demands our attention. KES]
KENSINGTON, Md. — Latter-day Saints sat peacefully with dozens of LGBTQ advocates in the Celestial Room of the Washington D.C. Temple last week during a special private tour of the church’s holiest space, which normally is closed to the public.Perfect quiet is normal etiquette for a Celestial Room, but the LGBTQ leaders from across the country said the moments they shared in the temple with their friends from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints strengthened relationships that are actively working to beef up both gay rights and religious rights across the United States.
“We truly can have LGBTQ liberty and religious liberty together. These are not oppositional viewpoints,” said Angela Hughey, president of One Community, a coalition seeking equal treatment for LGBTQ Arizonans.
Latter-day Saint leaders in Arizona and multiple other states are part of a broad coalition of religious, government, business and LGBTQ groups working together to pass new legislation in statehouses and Congress.
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