Mormon church backs U.S. measure to guard homosexual marriage By Reuters

(Reuters) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stated on Tuesday it helps proposed federal laws meant to guard gay-marriage rights, so long as it additionally protects the best of non secular teams to imagine such unions are in opposition to God’s phrase.

The Utah-based church stated in an announcement posted on its web site its doctrine associated to marriage – that God commanded it’s between a person and a lady – would stay unchanged.

However the church stated it will assist the laws after a bipartisan group of senators negotiated an modification to the model handed by the U.S. Home in July. The change states that the invoice would haven’t any affect on non secular liberties protected underneath the U.S. Structure.

Particularly, the Senate model states no church can face a civil lawsuit or different authorized motion for refusing to offer any service or entry to its services for any marriage it opposes.

The Senate is predicted to approve its model of the “Respect for Marriage Act” as quickly as this week.

The Mormon church stated the amended laws “is the best way ahead.”

“As we work collectively to protect the rules and practices of non secular freedom along with the rights of LGBTQ people, a lot could be completed to heal relationships and foster higher understanding,” the church stated.

    The invoice is meant to make sure the U.S. Supreme Courtroom doesn’t finish homosexual marriage rights, which conservative Justice Clarence Thomas mused was attainable when the courtroom in June ended the nationwide proper to abortion by overturning Roe vs. Wade.