The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has adopted a new policy that unfairly discriminates and limits the religious freedom of the children of LGBT couples.  The new policy states that adopted and biological children of homosexual couples cannot be blessed and named in the LDS church or baptized. They are allowed to be baptized only when they reach the legal age of adulthood and disavow the practice of same gender marriage and are no longer living with their parents.

This new policy violates Church doctrine and goes against the core tenants of the Gospel of Christ. One of the key doctrines of the restoration is that men will be punished for their own sins and not for Adam's transgressions. This teaching is beautiful and clearly rejects the false teaching that man is born in a fallen state, already condemned to hell. Children are innocent and are not stained by their humanity or parents. The policy to deny saving ordinances to children based on the sexual orientation of their parents is a violation of this teaching. In the last days the LDS church is supposed to facilitate the turning of the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. This policy will instead drive a wedge between children and their parents, in essence forcing them to choose between membership in the Church and a healthy relationship with their parents. This policy violates the teachings of Jesus when he said "Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven".

We condemn this policy and call on the Church to reverse this ban and allow the children of LGBT couples to participate in LDS church ordinances.