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Stumbling blocks and stepping-stones

by Duane E. Jennings

"As the personal stories and expressions of official policy in this volume make clear, LGBTI Latter-day Saints have endured countless experiences of marginalization and judgment, absorbed countless expressions that who they are is evil, and that their only hope is to repent from something they did not choose. The Mormon Alliance fully supports the position of author Duane E. Jennings that gender variation is part of God's divine creation, that LGBTI are beloved children of God who are called to live lives of love, compassion, and fulfillment, and that the Church as an organization is falling short of Zion by its historic treatment of LGBTI folk. The past decade, in particular, has seen both small steps forward and disheartening retreats to short-sighted and fearful traditions. Such an approach denies both the record of science and insightful analyses of ancient and modern scripture."--Page [4] of cover.