seattletimes.nwsource.com - 11/10/2008
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More than 40 people demonstrated in front of a Mormon church in Seattle's University District on Sunday morning, expressing anger at the role the national church played in the passing of Proposition 8, banning gay marriage in California. They lined the sidewalk, chanting slogans such as "Tax the ...
latimes.com - 11/7/2008
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latimes.com —
Members of the Mormon church, who were strongly
urged by church leaders to contribute to the Proposition...
8 campaign, had an undeniable role in the measure's victory. Opponents of Proposition 8 have accused the church of discriminating against ...
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Prop. 8 protesters target Mormon temple in Westwood - ...
volokh.com - 11/9/2008
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volokh.com —
Leaders of the Mormon Church urged their followers
to contribute to a constitutional ban on marriage for...
gay families, a call that apparently resulted in the bulk of the donations to...
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An alternative to anti-Mormon protests:
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Isn't It Great How All Americans Love Obama?
Politics Daily —
... They aren't really my children, but the gay marriage of my pregnant sister and her pregnant lady friend was suddenly voided by Mormons from Utah who were so concerned about what gay people did in San Francisco that they were compelled to launch this Propositon 8 thing in California ... $70 million in "Yes to 8" teevee commercials later, and suddenly these lesbian babies have no mommies and just one daddy. Me. It is tragic magic. ...
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Bitch. Ph.D. —
... The Mormons (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints or LDS) are taking a lot of heat for their huge Yes on 8 campaign, and they deserve it. I am sickened by the behavior of church authority, and infuriated by the blind obedience of the local leaders in every city, town and state that followed them. Their ...
Self-Policing Ideological Movements
Sound Politics —
... in response to passage of Prop 8 in California. Activists aggressively confronting, harassing, and attempting to intimidate those with whom they disagree is appalling. Political free speech is political free speech. Donating to a cause someone supports shouldn't become a license to try to make that person's life miserable, especially for the mere reason that you disagree with their political choice. Locally, we have seen a more moderated response from those on the left upset with the passage of Prop 8... ...
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 11/18/2008 — Dan Savage : When political attacks are launched from churches, political responses will be delivered to churches. If goddamned McDonald's had organized and paid for Prop 8, we'd be marching on goddamned McDonald's. I strongly support civility in ...
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volokh.com 11/8/2008 — So let me get this right--those who are upset about the passage of Proposition 8 in California have decided that the thing to do is to pick on the Mormons?...
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youtube.com 11/2/2008 — The Mormon Church has spent $20 million to pass Prop 8, which would "eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry." The Courage Campaign Issues...
A Modest Mormon Proposal
americablog.com 11/24/2008 — The Mormon religion says I'm going to hell, and my religion says they're a cult. So, I lose my right to marry and they lose their religious tax status, right? A lot of religions, starting with Catholicism, think that Mormons are cultists, what with ...
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