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The Mormon Church still doesn't accept same-sex couples – even if it no longer bars their children

  • Written by Taylor Petrey, Associate Professor of Religion, Kalamazoo College
President Russell M. Nelson, center, during the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints conference on April 6, 2019.AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Top leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have reversed a policy that prevented minor children of same-sex married couples from joining the church and participating in its sacred...

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