Children living in a same-sex household may not be blessed as babies or baptized until they are 18, the Mormon Church declared in a new policy. Once they reach 18, children may disavow the practice of same-sex cohabitation or marriage and stop living within the household and request to join the church, the Washington Post website reports today (November 6, 2015).
The policy changes -- which also state that those in a same-sex marriage are to be considered apostates -- set off confusion among many Mormons after the policy was leaked online.
The changes in the handbook for local church leaders for the Mormon Church -- also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) -- were confirmed yesterday by church spokesman Eric Hawkins.
The LDS Church teaches that marriage is an institution created by God for one man and one woman. For Mormons, one must be married to achieve the fullness of salvation.
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