Atheists march around Mormon Temple Square in Utah

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SALT LAKE CITY — About 75 atheists, most of them former Mormons, marched around Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Sunday during the faith's general conference.

Many mailed resignations to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the end of the walk that was dubbed "the Mormon exodus and mass resignation event" by Atheists of Utah President Dan Ellis.

"It's our right to resign from the LDS church and support others who would like to," he told the crowd.

The peaceful march took the atheists through some 100 Mormon faithful singing "'How Great Thou Art," a hymn praising God, The Salt Lake Tribune reported

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/04/06/3121166/atheists-march-around-mormon-temple.html?sp=/99/1687/&ihp=1

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1. jerks. n/t

[dionysus]

2. yeah, kinda.

[LAGC]

4. Yeah, how dare those uppity atheists make their voices heard!

I mean, really. The Mormon Church should be left to their own devices, allowed to promote their anti-gay, anti-women agenda of hate without any protest.

The nerve of those atheist people! *sheesh*

[Fearless]

5. +1

How dare they peacefully protest!

[theHandpuppet]

9. Promoting bigotry is among the highlights of this conference

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/254036361.html
Mormon leader reiterates church opposition to gay marriage during biannual general conference
Article by: BRADY MCCOMBS , Associated Press
Updated: April 5, 2014 - 9:40 PM

SALT LAKE CITY — A top Mormon leader reiterated the church's opposition to gay marriage Saturday during the church's biannual general conference.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' stance on homosexuality has softened in recent years, but this marks the second consecutive conference in which leaders took time to emphasize the faith's insistence that marriage should be limited to unions between a man and a woman, as God created.

"While many governments and well-meaning individuals have redefined marriage, the Lord has not," said Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve. "He designated the purpose of marriage to go far beyond the personal satisfaction and fulfillment of adults, to more importantly, advancing the ideal setting for children to be born, reared and nurtured."...

...A demonstration outside an all-male meeting by a Mormon women's group advocating for gender equality was uneventful, despite a contentious lead up to the event.... MORE

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7. Why are the jerks?

nt

[theHandpuppet]

8. Why?

Tell us how you really feel.

[hatrack]

10. Why? Based on what?

Please, enlighten us.

[theHandpuppet]

11. Then I guess all these women are jerks, too

Women seeking priesthood march again to Temple Square
By Whitney Evans
April 5, 2014

Read more at http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=29361198#R3ct5dJrh3SQFD5e.99

SALT LAKE CITY – A group of just more than 200 women and their male supporters entered through the gates of Temple Square Saturday seeking admission to the male gathering of priesthood holders at LDS general conference, despite requests from church officials that they not do so...

...The group of women demonstrating Saturday were part of an effort organized a year ago by Kelly, a Mormon who works as an international civil rights attorney in Washington, D.C., through Internet and social media appeals to women. Between late February and March, the group raised more than $11,000 to help pay for travel costs for women from New Zealand, Mexico City and Germany and throughout the country to join the effort to attend the priesthood meeting.

Priority in distributing the travel funds went first to "Mormon feminists of color" so they could show diversity in the group, Kelly said and present their message.

“We feel like ordination is the only thing that will bring us to full equality with our brethren in the church,” Kate Kelly, founder of the group Ordain Women, said in an interview with the Deseret News earlier this week. “We sincerely desire and hope that we will be ordained.” ....

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12. That all you've got?

Driveby namecalling?

What precisely is your major malfunction?

[Iggo]

14. Thank god for liberal christians.

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3. hope they sang the battle of jericho song and the walls came toumbling down nt

[RainDog]

6. It's important to let others see they're not alone

If this helps dilute the power of the Mormon church - that's a good thing, to me.