youtube.com - 11/6/2008
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This ad about Prop 8 has been running on CNN, MSNBC, etc. in CA. Please direct your opinions about it to the networks who ran it.The response from the LDS C...
youtube.com - 11/2/2008
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youtube.com —
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...
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No on Prop 8: Home Invasion (video)
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 - ...
seattletimes.nwsource.com - 11/10/2008
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seattletimes.nwsource.com —
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 ...
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Local News | Mormon church targeted for Prop. 8 support ...
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Equality for all; California’s Proposition 8
Stones Cry Out —
The California Marriage Protection Act, aka Proposition 8, was passed by popular vote on Tuesday, November 4th. The proposal was to add the following 14 words to the California constitution:
SEC. 7.5. Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized
in California.
As of Wednesday, November 5th, lawsuits have been filed by Gay ...
Morse: Winning Proposition
Articles on National Review Online —
I can hardly believe the campaign for Proposition 8, the California Marriage Amendment, is over and that we won. I will miss the cheerful yellow signs with their happy blue family people on them. Now that it is over, it is worthwhile to reflect on the significance of what the Protect Marriage coalition achieved. The people of California did not do anything rash or drastic here. They simply voted to enshrine the definition of natural marriage as one man and one woman in the state constitution. [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] What does this victory mean? [image] The people of California want to wrest control of the legal definition of marriage from the judiciary. ...
Compensate Much?
The Agitator —
I think John Stewart had the best take on California’s Prop 8 ban on gay marriage, and the fact that the Mormon Church spent $25 million to get it passed.
This one, however, probably went a bit too far:
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The Mormon War On Gay People
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Those Prop 8 Ads
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/4/2008 — Some time early Monday Google Adsense starting running a Pro Proposition 8 ad on TPM. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, Prop 8 is a ballot initiative in California which would ban same-sex marriages. We assume it's only running in ...