The Church Of Latter-Day Saints: Article Analysis

The Social Institution Of Religion
The Church of Latter-Day Saints has a new policy on homosexuals, which is absolutely disgusting and inhumane. In the article“New Policy on Gay Couples and Their Children Roils Mormon Church” written by Laurie Goodstein is about the backlash they are facing due to these policies.It is completely discrimitory not only toward homosexuals, but toward their children as well. It makes their children choose between their parents and the church. Whether this is due to inequality of classes is possible but not possible at the same time, due to the fact it is religion versus homosexuals. The article starts by explaining the what the changes to the handbook have occurred and what they meant to the homosexual families
When it comes to the supporters of gay marriage, they are protesting and are asking people cancel any plans they have with Mormon Tabernacle choir.
This wasn’t supposed be let this out to the public, the changes that were made were in the confidential handbook of the church but it was due to a leak that these new policies were exposed. As much criticism and backlash the church policies is facing, the leaders are still supporting the bill as it is a response to the Supreme Court decision on gay
The problem is, it can and cannot be, due to the fact this is religion versus homosexuality. Though the traces of anti-homosexuality can be traced back to media as most of leaders in media as such films back to the times of the of 1930s to the 1968, when the Production Code in the film industry didn’t allow any homosexuality to be shown on film. When it comes to the media homosexuality was not only barely shown, but it was hidden within the dialogue. So when it comes to the media influencing the rules of the church, it could’ve caused the rules of the church to be reinforced longer and more disciplinary. As it can be social inequality classes, the reason for this as I gave an example using the production code, is that only the rich and the powerful can spread their ideas to the people using the media to influence the people in the world. However, it also can be completely unrelated to the social inequality of classes, due to the fact that it is religion versus homosexuality. There can’t be a a argument that the group targeted against is targeted because of their social class. It can’t be due to money because having homosexual church members will only give more money to the church so even with money involved the stances will be the