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TauKei t1_iwkhjf5 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in LDS Church comes out for federal bill that recognizes same-sex marriage by creamboy2623

It is progress, just not on their part. They were forced to move from "nobody gets same-sex marriage" to "we won't stop you, but we won't participate". That's societal progress.

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apathyontheeast t1_iwlc2m2 wrote

"And we want to enshrine our ability to discriminate in law" is the rest of it.

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TauKei t1_iwleqo7 wrote

You missed my point. I explicitly said the progress isn't theirs and I never said we were there.

My point is their (overt) goal has been forced away from "our brand of discrimination should be enshrined in law" to "please let us discriminate in our domains", a far more constrained goal. This shows that they no longer consider their former goal as achievable, due to society's progress toward acceptance of LGBTQIA rights. That is the progress I'm talking about.

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apathyontheeast t1_iwlff1a wrote

Oh, no. I was agreeing with you, just saying the quiet part out loud for the audience.

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