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Mormon Leader Calls Gays ‘Selfish’ For Raising Families | At the 182nd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Apostle Dallin Oaks reaffirmed the Church’s opposition to homosexuality, abortion, and divorce. Oaks claimed that children were severely at risk because of all three, accusing proponents of being “selfish,” including same-sex parents. He also called marriage equality a “social experiment” that may have consequences that have not yet been realized. Watch it:

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