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    Mormon's to Blame for Osmond Son's Suicide

    By CelebrateMe  |  Posted March 13, 2010  |  Salt Lake City, Utah
     

    Roseanne says Mormon Church- Responsible for Suicide of Michael Bryan

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    Following the suicide of Marie Osmond's 18 year old son Michael Bryan in Los Angeles on Feb 26,2010, Roseanne Barr blamed the  Mormon Church's stand on homosexuality for his death.
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    Roseanne called for mothers like Marie Osmond to stand up for their children and gay rights saying Mormonism was an abusive religion that was immoral, cruel, dangerous and full of hate.
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                     Excerpts from Roseanne's Blog
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    "Marie Osmond's poor gay son killed himself because he had been told how wrong and how sick he was every day of his life by his church and the people in it. Calling that "depression" is a lie!

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    "Yet the Osmonds still talk lovingly about their church, saying nothing about its extremely anti-gay Crusade. Marie also has a gay daughter! ...

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    "G-d is trying to use you for something good and this is your opportunity! Your church is wrong and on the wrong wrong wrong side of things! Get as vocal about that as you are about your diet. G-d bless you too, Marie.

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    "Take a hard look at the facts now as you use this very sad time for introspection, healing growth and prayer, and become a strong symbol for loving mothers who make no apologies for hatred against their own kids!"
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    A few days later Roseanne retracted her statement's and expressed her apologies to Marie Osmond and and the Osmond family for the pain and harm caused by her unrestrained  comments.
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    "I don't know the Osmonds, but was always offended at their constant defense of the indefensible things that their church does, the way it promotes hatred and racism and sexism, tax free." Barr said.
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    "I am sorry to have hurt Marie Osmond, who is the most open minded person in her whole family. I really apologize to her. I thought about waiting to say what I had to say, but then I thought that perhaps there was no better time to add to the conversations in America about homophobia." says Roseanne.
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      "I  encourage parents to stop destroying their children by doing  that. It is not good family values. Being gay is not a choice."
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    Roseanne said "The hateful letters I have received from the darkest minds of all, the religious, have made me re-think ever adding my views or my voice to anything ever again in this country. It's a scary time in America, for everybody, but especially for people like me who have a less sanitized view of all of it."
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    Roseanne will leave her blog up for a while then she is done for now and appreciates the support the gay and lesbian community have been to her following her loud and outspoken comments.
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    "I do not appreciate being accused of using the death of a young suffering person to seek publicity. That is so vile a thought to me, and the people who say it so vile and ignorant, that I feel my absence from the public is desirable. I am done.
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    I again want to encourage Marie to come through this tragedy as a stronger woman who has a lot of power to get bad things in the world changed, starting in her own church. I know that tragedy makes a person rethink their place in the world, and I send her all good thoughts for healing. Anyway, that's that."
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    Also on the  Welcome to Roseanne World blog are a couple anti-Mormon video's she has posted and they to will remain for now.  One comparing the sin of homosexuality with murder and the other a cartoon about the origin,  beliefs and agenda of the Mormon Church.
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    Whether you agree with Roseanne, the Osmond's,  the Mormon Church or if you fall somewhere inbetween the reason for the suicide leap of Michael Bryan  will never be fully known and will soon be forgotten as our desensitized world awaits the death of the next wonderful gentle troubled soul.
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                                   The Trevor Project
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    The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
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