Some creepy “social justice” activists sent a 12 year old girl into an LDS church to give a coming out speech. They planted someone in the congregation with a video camera to record the thing. Then, they posted the video on the internet of the girl’s mike being cut off as she talked about her nascent lesbianism… so they could stoke “Outrage.”
1. Once again, the left sexualizes a child for political purposes; which is just effing creepy.
2. When you give a talk or a testimony in an LDS Sacrament Meeting, it is expressly NOT supposed to be about you. Testimonies are supposed to be centered on Jesus Christ. If you give a talk, you are supposed to stick to your assigned subject matter. If a straight person had used their time to ramble on about their heterosexuality or some political or social cause, they also would have been cut off.
I got to imagine gay people would be pretty upset if someone staged a protest inside a meeting of some LGBT club. If some Christian evangelical crashed a gay club to tell them he disagreed with their stance on issues.
Where is a similar staged event of a Muslim, male or female, coming out at a Mosque?
Did you notice how immature the far left is? Temper tantrums, interrupting other people that speak, fake outrage, fake news. It would be fantastic if they acted like grownups, but I am asking too much of these man/woman childs.
The next stage is when kids are taught how to spot and then denounce their parents’ secret dissidence to the state / “the people’s” (single) party.
Great. Just great. As someone who lives & works in Utah, this is just going to be another setback in LGBT/LDS relations here. I work with a lot of conservative LDS colleagues who’ve made their derision of gay people known to me (I leave the bedroom at home & come off as straight). I’m afraid that this is just going to sow more distrust as it makes the rounds through the gossip machine causing yet more paranoia. Culmination of this whole thing will likely be an update to the manual & training every member of the Bishopric receives (they’ve already got instructions for similar situations like when an evangelical comes in and grabs the mic). Maybe it’ll come with a reminder to everyone about appropriate church attire & who does & doesn’t wear a tie.
Regarding testimonies, V, the focus of those is really on the person giving it & how they know the church is true. I’ve heard two main flavors – one is a simple affirmation of faith and is what you’ll here if you meet with missionaries and they’ve run out of avenues of discourse / response to your questions & challenges (kids are especially encouraged to practice this in preparation for going on a mission). The second flavor is a personal story where the person attributes (typically) a minor miracle to God. Testimony meeting is the one Sunday without assigned speakers & it’s a mixed bag especially when kids are involved. A former colleague told me once about his five year old grandson who ended his testimony on how God helped him find his hamster with, “and then I opened the closet door and the S.O.B. [he said all the words] was right there!” (mom & dad got a talking to later about language used in the home). There’s even a testimony meeting bingo board if you’re really interested: http://www.modernmormonmen.com/2012/03/testimony-bingo.html
As a extraordinary minister of the eucharist I don’t check I.D.cards. But. I ask (as I am certain most Catholics) keep it to yourself. Somethings shouldn’t be dragged into His House. There are plenty of our separated brethren who have no problem with public “gayness” , go there! As always I will pray for you, and hope you will pray for me.
The problem is that the LBGT actives can’t seem to not only keep it off your lawn they want you out there on the lawn watching, clapping, and yelling encouragement and heaven help you if your clapping is not deemed enthusiastic enough.
This reminds me of something a friend said once – The love that dare not speak its name is now screamed in your face one inch close 24 hour/7 days a week while you are expected to clap and cheer. Those who get tired of it and cease to show proper enthusiasm will be beaten, lives destroyed, and labeled with all sorts of vile names.
So why again do the activists think it is okay to invade/disrupt someone elses time to push a predetermined agenda and then record it with the intention of destroying that space altogether – so tired of it.
I’m sure there was a good chat afterwards, V. Probably some really awkward moments around the dinner table, too. Do you recall how many members of the Bishopric fell asleep?
Just a note – I am not Mormon and yes I have laughed at the funny Mormon underwear stories but they have the same rights as anyone else to get together and share their companionship and hamster stories.
Leftists seem to think only their uniqueness du jour (now Muslim and Trans) has a right to any consideration.
Crispy, I remember watching members of the Bishopric falling asleep, but I remember something even more. At my ward in Maryland, they had a unique custom of the ‘Bishop’s Boy,’ a deacon who sat with the Bishopric in case the Bishop needed anything during the service. I remember one kid in particular who sucked on his tie the entire service.
Hmmm… Perhaps some clarification of pronouns required? Otherwise it sounds like gay Mormon Elder porn.
I think pressuring a 12 year old to come out in a church service is abusive. Sure some 12 year olds may feel attracted to one gender but 12 year olds shouldn’t be thinking about preferred sex partners and discussing it-they should be playing and hanging out platonically with friends.
I’m not a fan of encouraging sexual precociousness in children. There is plenty of time for all that when they are emotionally more mature.