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There's nothing particularly scathing in this letter asking for Prop 8 support, but as blogger John Remy at Mind on Fire points out, he was only sent this letter because he's on the Mormon Church's official ward roster.
Let me explain what’s going on here–the Mormon Church is using its considerable organizational and monetary resources to mobilize its troops to fight for Prop 8...One of the reasons I’m making this public is because those who volunteer to this request will probably do their best to say that they’re doing this independently, as concerned citizens, rather than advertise the fact that the LDS Church is coordinating their efforts... The LDS Church’s position should be trumpeted from the rooftops; they shouldn’t escape this political battle without the deep stain of shame on its PR record. Remember, this is from the folks who brought you race-determined salvation as recently as 1978.
In another post, he explains what he hears from around Orange County:
From what my friends in Orange County wards tell me, this campaign is being reinforced every week in leadership councils as well as in Sacrament, Sunday School and Priesthood and Relief Society meetings. It sounds like similar pressure is being applied to members of Catholic and many evangelical communities as well (I’m mostly familiar with the LDS situation–if you have any information on other denominations, please let me know).
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Remy seems proud to be able to expose the LDS church's "secret" involvement in supporting Prop 8. Unfortunately for him, someone else beat him to the punch--the church itself.
Press Release
So does this mean the church no longer has tax exemption status?
BIG DEAL!
"So does this mean the church no longer has tax exemption status?"
Actually, I think ballot initiatives are fair game, but a church can't endorse a candidate.
You know, this whole Gay Marriage thing is a slippery slope. What could it lead to? Polygamy?
Oh...
Wait....
What's with the rainbow thing at the top? So confused...
it's a magnet on a fridge
Given the choice I'd rather rotate between 5 blonde Utah wives than smoke one dick in WEHO.
Anti Gay? I don't see an anti-gay message. I see a protect marriage message. Can't you see the difference. No one is taking rights away from gays that they already have. This is an initiative to protect marriage. This article is the kind of hate mongering propaganda that turns people against each other. If the anti-prop8 position was valid, why would they have to stoop so low as to try and redefine the initiative and try to turn it into an anti-gay issue. Open your eyes people and get to know what Prop 8 really means, not what those against it try to portray.
thatwasrad: clarification--the church's involvement was news weeks ago; I'm objecting to its duplicity in coordinating its members to canvas for the proposition while encouraging them to downplay their church affiliation (at least in our local ward).
GardenCatFM: similar arguments were made against mixed-race marriages, not so long ago. "We're not racist! We just want to protect marriages and families, and mixed race marriages are introduce family problems and are against God's order."
JohnRemy, you beat me to it: "similar arguments were made against mixed-race marriages, not so long ago."
GardenCatFM, OPEN YOUR EYES.
You are asking religous people to turn their back on thousands of years of scriptural history because those who do hot want to adhere to those principles want to change the principles to suit their life style instead. You will never convince the Church to believe in your way because they have been told, either by scripture or by direct revelation from God, which is scripture, that it is a sin. It would be like a murderer telling the Church to change their views on murder because the killer was born that way.
"You are asking religous people to turn their back on thousands of years of scriptural history..."
You are asking people who don't believe in your scripture to live by it. Maybe they don't want to convince your church of anything. Maybe they just want to be treated like everyone else.
"It would be like a murderer telling the Church to change their views on murder because the killer was born that way."
Nice comparison. Allow me to make one. Nazi Germany didn't believe in equality for gay people either.