My thoughts on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' policy change of children of homosexuals not being able to be baptized in the church until they are 18.

My initial thought was "oh, I think the gay and lesiban parents would like this policy change". Apparently not. Apparently this 'limits their children'.

I don't understand. If you are a gay couple you obviously don't agree with church doctrines and most people therefore dislike the church, so I would think you wouldn't want your children to be a part of that. And if you do want your children to be apart of a church you don't agree with (?????) then I'd think you'd want them to be of age in order to make an informed decision before assumedly going against your wishes and joining a church.

Well, that's the way I'd see if I were gay. If I were gay and didn't agree with a religion and its practices I wouldn't raise my children in that church, I wouldn't want them to be a part of something I disagree with, and as they are minors, and as a right as a parent, I can use my influence as they grow up to rear in the direction I would like them to be. But of course they still have a choice when they are 18, as adults, to choose whatever they want. And I'd rather them choose when they are older and understand exactly what they are declaring if they choose to be baptized rather than be an 8 year doing what some man in a suit told my child at a church I disagree with.

Theoretchically, even if I wanted my child to be LDS when I chose not to be (???? this part doesn't make sense to me), I wouldn't want them to commit to something like that at 8 years old. I would want my child to understand that baptism is not just joining the church, its an oath, its a covenant, its a knowledge you can't undo when you meet God and with that act of baptism comes responsibility. Therefore, I would limit their decision making skills until they are 18.