TL:DR – Church leaders were concerned about gay marriage many years before the legal battles began in Hawaii. Looking at First Presidency statements and general conference addresses from the early 1990s, it becomes clear the 1995 Family Proclamation was compiled from arguments addressing gay marriage. The Proclamation wasn’t necessarily a legal document, but it was … Continue reading Historical Context of the Family Proclamation, or Yet Another Post on the Bloggernacle’s Favorite Punching Bag