Church’s support for marriage bill was shocking news — but should it have been?
LDS hierarchy threads the needle with legal backing, ecclesiastical condemnation
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I was shocked when I first read last night (Nov. 15) that the Latter-day Saints church had given its backing to the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill being pushed by Democrats in Congress to make ineffectu…