A few years ago, I was living in Connecticut. A certain man of the LDS (Mormon) faith was making a run at the White House. A liberal paper in Connecticut ran a scathing article about this man—about how his LDS beliefs were weird and out of touch with the common person in America.
They even provided proof: a copy of a declaration published by the LDS church that was so absurd that any reasonable human being could see how it posed a threat to common sense.
That document? The Family:A Proclamation to the World.
In this document, it stated clearly that the LDS church believed “that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God” and “mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children.”
How dare they be so bold!
Never mind the parts that say, “fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners” or “husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children.”
The LDS church should be ashamed because it had made a stand about what it believed—and how close minded of them to think differently than others.
And then, in 2012, a TV show premiered on the NBC network called “The New Normal.” What is it about? Here are some quotes from the NBC website about the show: “It’s 2012 and anything goes” and “Bryan and David are a Los Angeles couple, and they have it all. Well, almost. With successful careers and a committed, loving partnership, there is one thing that this couple is missing: a baby.” What do Bryan and David do? They hire a woman to have their baby.
And this is clearly “the new normal.” Therefore, if you aren’t like them, you’re abnormal, right?
The creators of the show should be applauded being brave enough to state their beliefs—right? How open minded they must be to think differently than others—right?
It's actually a pretty funny show. AND I'm caught up with it and some of the things being said on it are very bold. We'll see how it goes.
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