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LDS Leaders Postpone Andrew Callahan's Excommunication
Callahan is one of several LDS members who have been disciplined or harassed because of their support of marriage equality
September 26, 2008
In the wake of mounting criticism and media coverage, the LDS Church has postponed the disciplinary court that could excommunicate Andrew Callahan, a Nebraska man who supports marriage equality.
“We have decided to defer your disciplinary council to a later date given this politically charged election season,” wrote stake president Weldon Sleight in an email to Callahan. A stake president is roughly analogous to a diocesan bishop.
“We feel that a more measured and considered discussion can be held at a date sometime in November,” Sleight wrote, “Meanwhile, we invite you to meet with the stake presidency tomorrow night at the same appointed time to discuss you situation.”
Callahan is one of several LDS members who have been disciplined or harassed by the Mormon Church because of their support of marriage equality and their opposition to California's Proposition 8.
Other Latter-day Saints are being disciplined or harassed in Hawaii, California, and Utah.
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