Mormonism and gender issues

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Mormonism and gender issues

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• Same-sex attraction
  • Bullying and unkindness
  • Are family members taught to reject their children?
  • Church support of non-discrimination ordinances
  • Difficulties associated with SSA
  • Does attraction to the same sex persist beyond death?
  • Eternal fate of those unmarried?
  • Marriage as therapy?
  • Why do some people have same-sex attraction?
    • Is SSA "genetic"?
  • Suicide and same-sex attraction?
  • President Boyd K. Packer October 2010 conference talk
    • Critics' tactics
  • Terminology
• Sexual identity
  • Can a person identify as gay or lesbian and still be a member of the Church in good standing?
  • Are members with same-sex attraction encouraged to be closeted or lie about their attractions?
  • What are the ramifications from denying a gay identity?
• Homosexual behavior
  • Feelings versus acts
  • Early LDS did not oppose homosexual acts?
  • False analogy between same-sex marriage and the priesthood ban
  • False analogy between same-sex marriage and plural marriage
• Latter-day Saints and California Proposition 8
  • Does the Church seek to "impose its morality" on others?

Latter-day Saint women and the Church

• • As prophets anciently—
    Brief Summary: The Old and New Testaments talk of women prophets. Why are there no women prophets in the church today? (Click here for full article)
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  • Childbearing—
    Brief Summary: Some claim that LDS teachings about childbearing put an improper burden on LDS families, especially women. (Click here for full article)
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  • Role in the Church (Click here for full article)
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    • Priesthood—
      Brief Summary: Why do women not exercise priesthood authority in the Church? (Click here for full article)
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    • Marriage—
      Brief Summary: Some critics charge that the LDS Church devalues those who are not married, degrades women, or encourages improper behavior by spouses. Some former members claim that they mistreated or neglected their families to better fulfill "Church duties." (Click here for full article)
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  • Women as "sons of perdition"?—
    Brief Summary: Are there women who would be among those cast into outer darkness? Are there female 'Sons of Perdition'? (Click here for full article)
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