About 1,500 Mormons resign from church in protest of same-sex policy

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their supporters walk near the Salt Lake Temple after mailing their membership resignation to the church in Salt Lake City, Utah

More than 1,000 people gathered on Saturday near the Salt Lake City headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) to protest the policy they see as discriminatory and harmful to families, with many standing in long lines to submit their resignations, they said. A similar protest called “The Utah Rally for Love, Equality, Family and Acceptance” is set for next Saturday in the same area. Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints approved the policy this month.

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Source:: Yahoo News

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