Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Mormom Church Supports Gay-friendly Ordinance

The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints* is being praised by gays and lesbians for its open support of a local ordinance banning discrimination in housing and employment. The ordinance passed unanimously Tuesday night, making Salt Lake city the first city in Utah to adopt this kind of protection for gays and lesbians.
This is a far cry from the almost $200,000 donation last year to the Yes-on-8 campaign, but the Mormon church isn't changing its position on gay marriage. The church reveals in a statement that it is still, "unequivocally committed to defending the bedrock foundation of marriage between a man and a woman." They do believe, however, that fairness in where a person lives and works does not have anything to do with marriage.
Should a step in the right direction be praised, or should we be holding out praise until we get the full recognition of equality that we demand?

*The official Mormon church news website includes a "Style Guide note", which asks that the complete name of the church is used in the first reference. I obliged.

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