In Our Lovely Oubliette: The Un/Intended Consequences of Boundary Making & Keeping from a Gay Mormon Perspective
The article presents the author's views on being a gay member of the Mormon Church in the U.S. He states that he joined the Church as a young boy and came out as gay in his early 20s. He discusses the challenges that he faced as a gay Mormon, the impact of Mormon policies on his religious life,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Foundation
2016
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| In: |
Dialogue
Year: 2016, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 51-60 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KBQ North America KDH Christian sects NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Ex-church members
B MORMON gay people B RELIGIOUS life of LGBT people B Sex discrimination B Mormon Church |
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| Summary: | The article presents the author's views on being a gay member of the Mormon Church in the U.S. He states that he joined the Church as a young boy and came out as gay in his early 20s. He discusses the challenges that he faced as a gay Mormon, the impact of Mormon policies on his religious life, and the consequences of the Church's boundary making. Also discussed are the policy of exclusion and the Church's decision to regard same-sex couples as apostates and not baptize their children. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialogue
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5406/dialjmormthou.49.2.0051 |