Hundreds of Mormon followers took to the streets of Salt Lake City in the weekend and pledged to resign en masse from the Mormon Church following the church’s new policies that further stigmatise gay Mormons and their families. Pride flag flies in front of the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City during the protest.Photo: George Frey / Getty Images) A newly-updated handbook says that say that being in a same-sex marriage warrants ousting from the religion and that children of gay parents must wait until they are 18 and disavow homosexual relationships to be baptised. Attorney Mark Naugle was at the protest that took place in a park across the road from the Utah-based church headquarters and helped many Mormons expedite their paperwork to resign as members of the church. He said that these forms would be sent to the headquarters to have the members’ names removed from the register. Other members of the church marched directly down to a local mailbox to post their resignation. Many of those that wish to cut all ties from the Mormon church are believed to no longer attend church services but wish to make their resignation formal following the new anti-gay policies. “I resigned today,” protestor Paul Pratt told The Guardian. “I haven’t been active for 17 years. It’s time to separate. I don’t need a bunch of [church leaders] telling me what to do.”
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First published: Monday, 16th November 2015 - 3:17pm