Posted by:
Elder Berry
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Date: January 23, 2019 12:52PM
I've experienced "same-sex" attractions from a very young age. Mormonism never was silent on them in my experiences. THEY were either my proclivities towards sinning or Satan's influence succeeding on me.
I've watched the very very slow progression from the 80s until now where they have produced this.
https://mormonandgay.lds.org/articles/frequently-asked-questions?lang=engLike most things for general public consumption, I doubt these "answers" to FAQs reflect much of an average Mormon's reality but I figure they have softened somewhat on their previously taught "Kimball's Progression" from porn to homosexual pedophilia.
According to one watch group they have actually deemed trying to put their porn genie back into The Bounds The Lord has set bottle "unethical" but that term brings up a whole nother question about the difference between unethical and sinful in Mormonism.
"The LDS Church previously taught that same-sex attraction is a curable condition, but now states that "individuals do not choose to have such attractions" and that therapy focusing on "a change in sexual orientation" is "unethical." "
https://www.hrc.org/resources/stances-of-faiths-on-lgbt-issues-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saintAnd then there is the Ron Lafferty experience.
"In interviews, Ron has claimed to be a prophet, endorsed hearing the voice of Christ, and expressed fears about “an evil homosexual spirit trying to invade his body through his anus.” "
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/how-do-you-distinguish-between-religious-fervor-and-mental-illness/What if I were a believing Mormon and I went to my leaders claiming that Satan in the form of “an evil homosexual spirit" were afflicting me (not just my anatomy?)
Would Mormon leaders think I was crazy or validate my experience?
I ask this because it is a part of my recovery. I've always been more afraid of the consequences of my sexual orientations than my religious affiliations. And I would like to know if the religion of my youth and young adulthood truly does accept my sexual orientations as something I "do not choose to have."
An evil spirit sounds crazy but for someone unable to reconcile something they feel innately with their avowed beliefs and those beliefs include "evil spirits" it doesn't sound crazy at all.
They are technically a part of Mormon Theology.
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/gs/spirit?lang=eng#sec_evil_spiritsEdited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/23/2019 12:52PM by Elder Berry.