Now that the LDS Church as clarified that they are only excluding children who predominantly live with gay parents from baptism and priesthood ordination, what are your thoughts?
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Change.Org has called on the NCAA to boycott BYU over the policy.
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Wheat & Tares 
The Pharisees hung themselves with their own shunning and shaming law and the only way to save face was to take it out on the kids!
Saw this on Facebook.
“When we realize that the leadership has suggested that some people have no need for the gift of the Holy Ghost, we are all diminished. When discrimination is normalized by the institution, we are all diminished.”
What are opinions re. having a BYU degree on one’s resume going forward? I know of kids making grad school decisions who are very unsure right now.
The Salt Lake Tribune
Hundreds rally against new Mormon policy; many file forms to quit the faith (with video)
More than 1,000 inactive and active Mormons — along with their backers — rallied in City Creek Park on Saturday to protest the LDS Church’s recent policy decisions involving same-sex couples and their children.
“The church’s decision about families was the final straw for me,” said Connie Walker, who carried a bright pink sign that read “I’m Resigning Today Because Jesus Says Love Everyone.”
At least some of the Brethren are still digging in. Today, we had Elder C. Scott Grow speak at stake conference. He made the point that the concept of “equal” is not biblical and specifically mentioned the policy and update. He also bashed political correctness. Ugh.
We had a combined lesson on porn today.
In Canada we didn’t talk about Porn or this new policy. It was about personal preparedness, the atonement and effective ward councils, I enjoyed it fine.
Why take it out on BYU? they can’t do anything about it.
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
because there were bans on BYU near the end of the AA priesthood and temple ban that played a part of external pressure on leaders to reconsider the matter (there was plenty of internal pressure as well, see Brazil).