The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑Day Saints will now allow the children of same‑sex couples to be baptized into the church without special approval from church leaders.
The church said it wants "to reduce the hate and contention so common today.
CNN reports LGBT parents can request that their children be blessed by a member of the church's priesthood and, when the child turns 8, the church "will contact them and propose that the child be baptized.
Still, the child's parents must give permission for the baptism and understand that the baptized child will be taught the faith and expected to follow its teachings.
[Source: CNN]
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