That second part has struck a sore part with many members, including many of my friends. The policy also provides, however, that children of same-sex couples are not eligible to receive a “name and a blessing,” and they cannot be baptized before reaching majority without First Presidency approval. The same is true for polygamous marriages. It included same-sex marriages under the definition of “apostasy,” which just means that if a member enters into a same-sex marriage it requires a disciplinary counsel. In case you missed it, the Church revised the Handbook of Instructions to address same-sex marriage.
I only have a few minutes to write today (actually, I don’t even have those), so this is going to be a fairly quick and knee-jerk reaction to the policy issued yesterday by the LDS Church.
