I love how this is stated and have often thought that as a church and a people who have suffered considerably based on hate for our controversial practices of marriage--ie polygamy--we should be more understanding to those who are going through the same thing now.
"While we disagree with the Human Rights Campaign on many
fundamentals, we also share some common ground. This past week we have
all witnessed tragic deaths across the country as a result of bullying
or intimidation of gay young men. We join our voice with others in
unreserved condemnation of acts of cruelty or attempts to belittle or
mock any group or individual that is different – whether those
differences arise from race, religion, mental challenges, social status,
sexual orientation or for any other reason. Such actions simply have
no place in our society.
This Church has felt the bitter sting of
persecution and marginalization early in our history, when we were too
few in numbers to adequately protect ourselves and when society’s
leaders often seemed disinclined to help. Our parents, young adults,
teens and children should therefore, of all people, be especially
sensitive to the vulnerable in society and be willing to speak out
against bullying or intimidation whenever it occurs, including
unkindness toward those who are attracted to others of the same sex.
This is particularly so in our own Latter-day Saint congregations. Each
Latter-day Saint family and individual should carefully consider whether
their attitudes and actions toward others properly reflect Jesus
Christ’s second great commandment - to love one another."
http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-mormon-responds-to-human-rights-campaign-petition-same-sex-attraction
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