Pocatello Grapples with Gay Clergy Issue (from 123 Idaho)

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Small towns can be remarkably resistant to change. New ideas that rock the foundation of long established cues, values, morays, and perceptions are not easily tolerated. ... Pocatello has strong numbers of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A quote from late President Gordon B. Hinckley says the church’s opposition to same sex unions should not be interpreted as hatred or intolerance of homosexuals: “As I said from this pulpit one year ago, our hearts reach out to those who refer to themselves as gays and lesbians,” Hinckley said. “We love and honor them as sons and daughters of God. They are welcome in the Church. It is expected, however, that they follow the same God-given rules of conduct that apply to everyone else, whether single or married.” ...

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SeeRayRun

“Absolutely”

Since: Feb 09

Spread around the west

ISP: Meridian, ID

Have you ever been to Pocatello?

Lonesome

Meridian, ID

I have no hang ups with what others feel or do or decide what there sexuality is, My biggest bugaboo about Gays And Lesbians is there shoveing there sexuality in my face, I dont cram my sexuality in anyones face (I am Hetro Sexual (aka Stright)) I do not want to know what others are doing in there bed rooms..

Idahknow

Pocatello, ID

In resoponse to Lonesome. Thats very good that you are impartial to what gay people do. But just think about how they are discriminated against, and its because of what they do in their bedroom. They are fighting for equal rights, just as African Americans did. And they had to shove in your face that they are indeed black,but equal, so really there is no other way to be in your face about it to get things changed. If they (Homosexuals) were seen as complete equals and given the right to marriage, I'm sure you would see a lot of this disappear.

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