{"id":92,"date":"2005-03-01T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-01T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=92"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T07:00:00","slug":"hate-the-sinner-love-the-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2005\/03\/01\/hate-the-sinner-love-the-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Hate the Sinner, Love the Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Mormons with a liberal outlook on life have come to a point where they can hate the sin, but love the choice.<\/p>\n<p>For example, many liberal Mormons do not support homosexual sex, but support gay marriage. Many do not support abortion, but support a woman?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2s right to choose. Many do not support tobacco consumption, but support the freedom for others to purchase tobacco. The list goes one.<\/p>\n<p>Why do others who are not so liberal not make this distinction? 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