I read in The Salt Lake Tribune the statement from leadership of the LDS Church to residents of Idaho opposing Proposition 1, which would allow legal abortion up to the second trimester. I understand that the position of the church is as printed in The Tribune and stated below:
“While the Utah-based faith remains neutral regarding political parties and candidates, it nevertheless ‘addresses issues it believes have significant moral consequences.’”
Considering the abundance of current issues having “significant moral consequences,” I am perplexed to see this issue as the only one which has drawn public criticism from LDS Church leadership.
Certainly cutting USAID funding, which has resulted in the discontinuation of approximately 5,200 food, health and education programs worldwide, and the continued U.S. support of genocide in Gaza and violence in Yemen and elsewhere, are significant moral issues. Cutting Medicaid, healthcare subsidies, public housing, SNAP, and funding for research and education are also moral issues. As is deporting thousands of people who have committed no crime, including U.S. citizens, many to foreign countries where they face unknown fates.
Or consider the moral consequence of waging an unprovoked war in Iran, killing thousands of civilians and causing global instability.
When taking a neutral stance, in not condemning, that stance condones.
Nancy Rushforth, Orem