The event's title -- "This Is Not The Place" -- indicated a growing concern among many Mormons that the LDS Church does not welcome a diverse set of values and beliefs.
Source/Credit: The Huffington Post
By Antonia Blumberg | July 24, 2014
Nearly 500 Mormons joined a Facebook event for a mass resignation from the LDS Church on Thursday to protest the recent excommunication of Kate Kelly and disciplining of John Dehlin, two prominent activists in the Mormon community.
Participants gathered in City Creek Park across the street from Temple Square for a rally and march, according to the event's Facebook page. At the end of the march, those gathered made the powerful statement of submitting their resignation letters in a public mailbox.
Those unable to attend were invited to upload their letters to a website uniquely created for the event, which would then be delivered along with the rest. For any who supported the cause but were not ready to resign, the Facebook page said, their attendance would still be welcome.
The event's website characterized the participants as any who feel their beliefs to be aligned with Kelly and Dehlin and who are troubled by the LDS Church's disciplinary actions.
Participants in this event are members of the LDS Church who find that their personal beliefs, perspectives, and hopes for change within the LDS community and institutions match those of the individuals who are facing Church discipline. As such, they feel the Church is sending a clear message that this religious community is not the place for Mormons like them.
The event's title -- "This Is Not The Place" -- indicated a growing concern among many Mormons that the LDS Church does not welcome a diverse set of values and beliefs.
Kelly, a human rights attorney and founder of Ordain Women, is a vocal advocate for women's ordination in the LDS Church. She was excommunicated for her views in late June. John Delhin, a podcaster and gay rights activist, faces excommunication as well, though his has not yet been determined.
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