Marie Osmond's son: suicide because he was gay?

[angie@dvcstore]

wow thats sad

 

[mickaholic4077]

Gee, whatever happened to the
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http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2125870

I know. I said something like this a while back,and I'm shocked this thread hasn't been closed.

 

[DisGirlAllie]

Yet another Mormon jumping into the fire pit. I personally think it is none of Rosanne's business WHY Marie Osmond's son killed himself.

Maybe someone who is part of the Mormon faith can answer this:

I thought that I had read that Marie pulled away from the Mormon church when she divorced. That the church did not recognize the divorce or something like that ( I apologize, I don't know a lot about the faith and don't really know how to phrase that part).

From everything that has ever been said or written about the Osmond family, I cannot imagine their not accepting a child of the family regardless of his/her sexual orientation or anything else about them. I understand the church may have been "anti-gay", so are most of my faith; but that doesn't mean my family would not accept any one for being gay or try to change them or whatever. The Osmonds have always seemed to be a loving, close family that stand by each other and love each other unconditionally.

Roseann Barr is an obnoxious loud mouth and needs to learn when to keep her mouth shut.

It's not that they don't recognize divorce, it's that it's just encouraged as the first step to marital problems. My parents got divorced when I was six and they're still strong, active members of the church. The Mormon church teaches that homosexuals should be treated equally and considered members so long as they keep the Word of Wisdom like everyone else (i.e. no sex before marriage). They also teach that you shouldn't turn a blind eye, but you shouldn't alienate them for it. Love them the same as you always have and support them.

And in response to a PP comment about not wanting a church to pick their spouse, it's not that the church picks your spouse for you. They just counsel and advise you of the standards you should set for yourself so you end up with that right person where the two of you will make a great team as a married couple.

 

[Disney Doll]

2 separate discussions happening here:
1. Roseanne's obnoxious behavior
2. LDS Church treatment of gay folks

Regarding #1- I don't care what Roseanne's personal issues are with people being gay, supporting gay folks or anything else. For her to make these kind of statements when Marie Osmond is burying her child is beyond abhorrent. She should be ashamed of herself and if she is looking for another 15 minutes of fame,she should have chosen a different tactic to get it, because this is disgusting.

Regarding #2- I have no idea about the LDS Church and their belief about gay folks. Heck, I'm a Catholic...we've got enough of our own problems! I will say that in general, most religions run the spectrum from people who are VERY conservative, by-the-book & judgemental to people who interpret the tenets of their religion very "loosely". The majority of us who have some sort of religious beliefs are probably somewhere in the middle...trying to be nice, do good and failing once in a while because of our human-ness.

Somehow I doubt Roseanne was privy to this young man's personal strife, so she ought to just be quiet because she may very well have no idea what she is talking about.