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Teachings on sexuality in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is deeply rooted in its doctrine. [1] In its standards for sexual behavior called the law of chastity, top LDS leaders bar all premarital sex, [2] [3] all homosexual sexual activity, [4] the viewing of pornography, [5] [6] [7] masturbation, [8] [7] [9] overtly sexual kissing, [10]: 194 sexual dancing, and ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known widely as the Mormon church, issued a slew of new policies this week expanding its restrictions on transgender members. ... which followed ...
The Church News is the official newspaper of the LDS Church, [4] publishing the church's "Authorized News." [5] This is not to be confused with the "Mormon Times" branded coverage within the religion section of the Deseret News, which contains unofficial social and cultural LDS news coverage, [6] though both are now distributed together to Church News subscribers. [7]
A 2003 nationwide Pew Research Center survey of over 1,000 LGBT Americans found that 83% of them said the LDS Church was "generally unfriendly towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people" surpassed only by "the Muslim religion" at 84%. [205] Additionally, in May 2008 a Georgia Tech gay-rights manual referred to the LDS Church as ...
The LDS Church scored lower in favorability on two large 2022 US polls in comparison to other religions. [6] [7] [8] It had the lowest percentage (15%) of any of the seven religious groups for those with a "favorable/somewhat favorable" view of the religion in the Pew Research Center survey, [8] and nearly 3/4ths (71%) of American respondents held a "very or somewhat unfavorable" opinion of ...
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In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)—Mormonism's largest denomination—there have been numerous changes to temple ceremonies in the church's over-200-year history. Temples are not churches or meetinghouses designated for public weekly worship services, but rather sacred places that only admit members in good ...
(The Center Square) – New Illinois laws that go into effect Jan. 1 will place more restrictions on electronic cigarettes. One law prohibits the advertising, marketing or promoting of an ...