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An ONA church is expected to commit to the inclusion of LGBTQ members in the sacraments and ministries of the church, including marriage. The 1985 resolution had no legislative authority over individual congregations, which are autonomous, but set in motion a movement that spread rapidly throughout the church.
But in the Bible love is much more than that. Love is a commitment, a decision, a choice. It's not just about how you feel but about how you live. It's about what you do. Loving God means to obey Him.
Adherents who participate in same-sex sexual behavior may face church discipline. Members of the church who experience homosexual attractions, including those who self-identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual remain in good standing in the church if they abstain from same-sex marriage and all sexual relations outside an opposite-sex marriage, [46 ...
All temporal rulers who do not expel heretics from their lands after they have been instructed by the church to do so. Catholics who receive, defend or support heretics. Any who refuse to avoid contact with heretics pointed out by the church and branded as infamous. All who become preachers of the gospel without church approval.
One or more bearers of the Melchizedek Priesthood lay their hands on the head of the newly baptized person, and the one who is "voice," calling the person by name, says words to this effect: "In the name of Jesus Christ, and by the authority of the holy Melchizedek Priesthood, I confirm you a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
The document asked gay members to show love and kindness to help other church members become less rejecting. [145] From 1976 until 1989 under president Kimball the church handbook called for church discipline for members attracted to the same sex equating merely being homosexual with the seriousness of acts of adultery and child molestation ...
The LDS Church has characterized the proclamation as a reaffirmation of standards "repeatedly stated throughout its history." [1] Apostle Boyd K. Packer also stated in general conference that it "qualifies according to the definition as a revelation and it would do well that members of the Church read and follow it."
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chastity is very important: Physical intimacy between husband and wife is a beautiful and sacred part of God's plan for His children. It is an expression of love within marriage and allows husband and wife to participate in the creation of life.