Posted by:
Stray Mutt
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Date: January 23, 2011 08:47AM
I went to dinner with five motorcycle buddies last night. (Far from Zion, no Mormons in the group.) Three of them are military veterans, so after talking about motorcycles a while, things drifted into military talk. One of the non-vets asked the vets what they thought about the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell. They were like, "Eh, no big deal."
But that led to gay marriage. One guy said, "Okay, the thing is, if there's no reason two people of the same gender can't marry, then what would prevent some guy from having two or more wives?"
Another guy replied, "You mean like Mormons?"
I grinned and held my tongue, content to let negative perceptions of the LDS church thrive, even if they're not quite accurate.
The church has a HUGE image problem. May it always be so.