- Joined
- Jan 12, 2017
Honestly, him being in the closet would be the least of Russell's problems if it wasn't for him being a sex pest since he has the agency to live his own life however he chooses, but he doesn't have the right to intrude on others' agencies. His parents might just see it on a surface-level and may not be happy to know their son has gone off the path, but deep down they may still love him and want him to come back to them. Save for denying the Holy Ghost with all your heart (it's the equivalent of saying the sun's not shining when you're standing in the middle of an empty field at noonday), the church believes no sin can't be atoned for, some sins are just harder to repent for than others. Russ would just have to swallow his pride and show real godly sorrow for what he has done in order to crawl back for forgiveness, but he seems set in his ways in this life. Who knows what the next life has in store for him.I have to wonder if his parents know about this, I'm not sure about how conservative they are in their Mormonism. And I am not sure how Mormons view gays and trannies.
But I have to wonder if it's bad, how quickly would they have cut contact with Russ after tolerating how much of a perverted gremlin he is for so long on top of trading handjobs for car rides, ass sex for job opportunity and now bareback gay sex for pleasure.
Him going after guys is just a natural progression of being addicted to the power of sex. He wants to be the alpha male by dominating all the alpha Chads he can, but he's still too much of a cowardly weasel to really approach them on it and go through with it. Women being the weaker sex is just easier, but he's much more cowardly since he's doing it through the Internet. It's safer since the women don't have to constantly be worried he's going to show up in person on their doorstep, but it's no less obnoxious.
As for the view on gays and transfolk, Jesus said "Come follow me" to everyone, and the church has always been open about that. Changes in lifestyle is harder for some than for others, but the prophets have recognized gay members may not ever be attracted the opposite sex in their lifetime (attraction is not the sin, it's the act--sexual sins are equal to everyone regardless of chemistry), so they're asked to live celibate lives and put their trust in the Lord. Adopted children of gay couples, however, aren't allowed to be baptized until they're 18 if they so choose, but they're all still welcome to attend church meetings and activities, and take missionary lessons.
While everyone is still encouraged to go to church, I'm honestly unsure if post-op transpeople (who weren't already members before post-op) are allowed baptism due to the church's belief of our bodies being a temple, God's gift to mankind. Bodily mutilations of any kind that's not for life-saving medical reasons are frowned upon, and it's been warned for decades that sex changes are to be avoided. "God will not be mocked", so said President Spender W. Kimball in 1974. Since the spirit remains unchanged, if things are irreversible in mortality, God will have to judge in the next life since it's not really anyone else's call to make. Members are still asked to be kind to everyone regardless, though, and treat everyone equally. With the rise of children being put through this hell, I want to say those kids who grow up(? ;_; ) will not be judged for that because that's all on their parents' shoulders according to "The Family: A Proclamation to the World", but I don't know how the church itself approaches this.
On an unrelated but interesting note, also in 1974, an assistant to the Twelve Apostles (didn't know that was a thing lol) gave a talk about how boys need men. Literally two generations later, and look where the anti-patriarchy has taken us.
While everyone is still encouraged to go to church, I'm honestly unsure if post-op transpeople (who weren't already members before post-op) are allowed baptism due to the church's belief of our bodies being a temple, God's gift to mankind. Bodily mutilations of any kind that's not for life-saving medical reasons are frowned upon, and it's been warned for decades that sex changes are to be avoided. "God will not be mocked", so said President Spender W. Kimball in 1974. Since the spirit remains unchanged, if things are irreversible in mortality, God will have to judge in the next life since it's not really anyone else's call to make. Members are still asked to be kind to everyone regardless, though, and treat everyone equally. With the rise of children being put through this hell, I want to say those kids who grow up(? ;_; ) will not be judged for that because that's all on their parents' shoulders according to "The Family: A Proclamation to the World", but I don't know how the church itself approaches this.
On an unrelated but interesting note, also in 1974, an assistant to the Twelve Apostles (didn't know that was a thing lol) gave a talk about how boys need men. Literally two generations later, and look where the anti-patriarchy has taken us.