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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
and talk about the more core issue explaining why the church opposes gay marriage: it is the same reason that the church opposes civil unions for gays.
Now the trick is to explain why the church opposes civil unions for gays. And also why in its recent press release, it pretended to NOT oppose them.
Now we all know that the apologists are having a dickens of a time explaining the church's opposition to gay marriage. How the hell are they supposed to explain opposition to civil unions? But I know we have a few enterprising apologists here, so maybe one of you is up to the challenge of explaining why all must rise up against civil unions.
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Someone I know who pays close attention to these things (and talks to lower level functionaries in the church) thinks the recent press release isn't pretending but reflects aome ambiguity in the positions of the brethren and a position which may be ascendant. I do not know how well founded that idea is.