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Over 300 Mormons join Utah Gay Pride Parade
Associated Press ^ | June 3, 2012

Posted on 06/03/2012 5:11:24 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- More than 300 Mormon church members who are not gay drew shouts of approval and tears from spectators while taking part in the Utah Gay Pride Parade in downtown Salt Lake City.

Members of Mormons Building Bridges say they sought to send a message of love to Utah's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by joining the annual parade Sunday. Their participation marked the first time such a large group of Mormons took part in the parade.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports ( http://bit.ly/LdOP1c ) that the Mormons included parents carrying their children on their shoulders and pushing strollers.

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1 posted on 06/03/2012 5:11:30 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Maybe they made up some new scripture to justify it.


2 posted on 06/03/2012 5:13:00 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Isn’t that just so special?


3 posted on 06/03/2012 5:14:07 PM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Wow, that many? I’m like so totally underwhelmed.


4 posted on 06/03/2012 5:15:13 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Make sure you notice when I'm being subtly ironic!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“Members of Mormons Building Bridges say they sought to send a message of love to Utah’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by joining the annual parade Sunday”

It also sent a message to other Christians that they have nothing to do with each other.


5 posted on 06/03/2012 5:15:45 PM PDT by ari-freedom
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To: Past Your Eyes
Maybe they made up some new scripture to justify it.

Jesus hung with sinners too.

Can't catch fish unless you are near water.

6 posted on 06/03/2012 5:21:30 PM PDT by Lazamataz (People who resort to Godwin's Law are just like Hitler.)
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To: Lazamataz

Jesus never celebrated sin.
“Pride Parades” are a celebration of sin.


7 posted on 06/03/2012 5:25:29 PM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I guess it really IS news when some LDS idiots support a parade like this. I wish it were similarly news when people of many other faiths did, too...

But, all faiths represent a cross section of people...


8 posted on 06/03/2012 5:27:08 PM PDT by JustTheTruth
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To: svcw

They may have gone there not to celebrate but to inform. We don’t know.


9 posted on 06/03/2012 5:27:31 PM PDT by Lazamataz (People who resort to Godwin's Law are just like Hitler.)
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To: Lazamataz

“Jesus hung with sinners too.

Can’t catch fish unless you are near water.”

Somehow, I don’t think he would have joined the parade though.


10 posted on 06/03/2012 5:27:40 PM PDT by pops88 (Standing with Breitbart for truth.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The problem is not being gay...NO Christians do NOT hate them, the problem is its not something you are born to and they know this...BUT they have sufficiently bullied people by calling them bigots and oppressing them into a position of fear and the gays get to parade around USING these very people as PROOF that GOD APPROVES when He most assuredly does not.

Its not about rights its about forcing people to call it equal and good and no longer calling it what it is.


11 posted on 06/03/2012 5:28:43 PM PDT by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

There are approximately 1,700,000 Mormons living in Utah.

300 professed Mormons marched in parade celebrating sodomy.

Percentage of professed Mormons celebrating sodomy: .01764.

Tea Party rallies attract thousands but are ignored by the AP.

GOT BIAS?


12 posted on 06/03/2012 5:44:30 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: ICE-FLYER

now that we’ve started celebrating sin, how about a

“Murderers Pride Parade”

” Child Molesters Pride Parade”

or

“Robbers, Pirates, and Petty Theft Pride Parade”.....


13 posted on 06/03/2012 5:46:55 PM PDT by nevermorelenore
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The message is “We’ll support you being gay if you’ll support us when we molest our children.”


14 posted on 06/03/2012 5:48:18 PM PDT by Terry Mross ("It happened. And we let it happen." Peter Griffin - FAMILY GUY)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Can Mormons have multiple husbands?


15 posted on 06/03/2012 5:51:41 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Democrats- Forgetting 9/11 since 9/12/01)
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To: SoFloFreeper
I agree. And I will expand a little --

Homosexuals want to expand the definition of marriage. Leftists think this is an excellent idea. It's all about love and freedom and valuing diversity. The media will call you a freak if you don't support homosexual marriage.

From over a hundred years ago, Mormons gained a reputation for redefining marriage. The Leftists think that Mormons are a scary cult with bizarre sexual practices. The media will call you a freak if you think Mormons can serve in political office at the national level.

Full disclosure: I'd be a lot happier with a Christian as president. I do not plan to vote for Romney, although his religion is not a determining factor for me. But my point is that the media will try to sink Romney on the basis of his religion. They will be thoroughly biased. And the definition of marriage is an issue that the media will cover in two ways simultaneously: Mormons bad, Homosexuals good.

16 posted on 06/03/2012 5:52:03 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Obama needs more time. After all -- Rome wasn't burned in a day.)
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To: Past Your Eyes
Maybe they made up some new scripture to justify it.

No need, this one will do:

Mathew 7:13
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

17 posted on 06/03/2012 6:05:16 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: nevermorelenore

People have been celebrating sin since before Moses was born.


18 posted on 06/03/2012 6:20:12 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: American in Israel; Past Your Eyes

PYE meant Mormon scripture ...

not scripture from the Christian Bible...

These were Mormons not Christians...

Mormons have tended to make up new “scripture” to cover any new event etc...

Like this one...

Maybe now the Mormon gods will sanction homosexuality and gay marriage...

They already have a doctrine that OKs Mormon males having lots of one night stands...d&c 132...

Whats the difference with homosexuality ???

Its still unclean sexual sins as far as the Judeo-Christian God is concerned...


19 posted on 06/03/2012 6:21:28 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana (Why should I vote for Bishop Romney when he hates me because I am a Christian)
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To: ari-freedom

If they want to send a message of love all they have to do is drop ‘em and bend over. They will get all the love they can handle/.


20 posted on 06/03/2012 6:25:03 PM PDT by Venturer
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