The support is less surprising when viewed in the context of changing LDS thinking over...
FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2015 file photo, Sandy Newcomb poses for a photograph with a rainbow flag as people gather for a mass resignation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is repealing rules unveiled in 2015 that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and made gay marriage a sin worthy of expulsion.
The Mormon Church’s organized opposition to legalizing same-sex marriage originated in the wake of its successful contribution to the campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s. This activism earned Mormons a place in the ascendant religious right. It also proved the church’s ability to mobilize over “moral” issues in a way that flexed its cultural influence without explicitly aligning with a political party.
The apex of this battle came in 2008 when the church invested heavily in supporting California’s Proposition 8, a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ unions.
But that didn’t mean the church began supporting LGBTQ marriage. Instead, it decided to cede the broader legal terrain to cement its control over those within its fold. It began pursuing two distinct, yet closely related, initiatives: first, a push to carve out legal exemptions to equality laws under the umbrella of “religious liberty” and second, to reaffirm internal boundaries regarding their members’ sexuality.
Even so, the church has remained committed to halting its members from embracing non-heterosexuality. Its anxiety has only heightened as support for LGBTQ rights has grown among the faith’s younger generation.
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