So, last
week the Mormon’s updated scripture.
This, FYI, isn’t all that unusual.
The Head of the Church is the “Living Profit” – kind of like the Pope
but with a standing One-On-One. This
last week, the Living Profit changed scripture on all good Mormons getting
their own planet. Now he hedged his
bets.
.
It is not
necessary that ever good Mormon get his own planet. It is more that every good Mormon graduates
to get God-like qualities in the afterlife.
Not all of those may want their own planet. As a matter of fact, the whole planet thing
is downplayed.
.
Now you still become
god-like, so you could make your own planet if you want to.
.
In other
Mormon news, any sex outside of marriage is a sin, and gays still can’t get
married. (This leaves you in a pickle).
But Mormon Gays that have come out – married or not – are struggling
with their faith and they are to be loved
and respected. This is actually a pretty significant shift for the church
that once planned to use anti-Gay Marriage backing to become more “respectable”
in the eyes of the public. It turns out
that being a huge backer of Prop 8 made gays and people with gay family members
(both in and out of the church) pretty much furious – and didn’t really help
their standing with non-Mormon Christians.
.
AND, women
still can’t be in the Priesthood; there was a lot of thought that this would be
changed, just like African Heritage Men are now allowed in the Priesthood –
despite still be stained by sin.
.
So God is
thinking on this whole gay thing. Which
is always encouraging (to me and my husband).