Religion

Mormons' Peace With Gay Marriage Only Goes So Far

Church will respect the law while maintaining its distinct religious beliefs.

Church vs. state.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seemed to have made its peace with the U.S. Supreme Court’s gay-marriage decision over the last four months. Senior leaders rejected civil disobedience a la Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, and helped pass a housing discrimination bill in the Utah legislature that included protections for gay people. The church also decided to maintain its close relationship with the Boy Scouts of America notwithstanding that organization’s willingness to allow gay scoutmasters.

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