Mormon Moms march AGAINST Prop 8

[Trooper_IHB]

<em>More than 600 Mormon moms, their gay sons and daughters, and allies rallied against Proposition 8 in Salt Lake City on Sunday -- a sharp contrast to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' effort to pass the California ballot measure.



The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the candlelight vigil was held in the city's Library Square and was organized by mothers disappointed in the church's muscular support of Prop. 8, which would eliminate the right of gay people to marry. The Mormon church has donated millions of dollars to the Yes on 8 campaign.



"This is what happens when people in California say mean things about our gay kids. Mothers come out of the closet," Millie Watts, one of the organizers, said at the event, according to the Tribune. Watts told the paper that she feels "disappointment and betrayal" at her church's involvement in Prop. 8.



Linda Barney, another mom who spoke at the rally, told the Tribune that her heart "reaches out to young Californians, teens who are not out of the closet who are alone...listening to hateful [rhetoric]," adding, "They need to hear from us. They need to know there are people with loving hearts." </em>



<a href="http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid64847.asp">Mormon Moms Against Prop 8</a>

 

[EvaLSeraphim_IHB]

Thanks for posting that, Troop. You can't judge all books by their covers. Heck between Ward Connerly saying he's against Prop 8 and <a href="http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=27820">Prof. Doug Kmeic endorsing Obama</a> (a real "WTF?!?" moment for me (in a good way) and others (in an unhappy way)), I have concluded I don't know anything about anyone.

 

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<strong>'No More Mr Nice Gay' as Mormons face vote backlash </strong>



<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/no-more-mr-nice-gay-as-mormons-face-vote-backlash-1001083.html">Link</a>



Excellent article.



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<em>In the large and traditionally laid-back gay community, it also left a sense of injustice. Proposition 8 passed with the assistance of a $70m (?44m) campaign largely funded by out-of-state donations from Mormons. "It's taken something like this to make us realise the need to be more aggressive and angry and active," said Mr Ginnes, a graphic designer from West Hollywood. "People didn't think they were going to lose the vote, so they didn't realise it was worth fighting for.



"Now we have lost a fundamental right. That's a shame, but it's certainly galvanised a community that was apathetic. What you are seeing today is the birth of a movement."



In the coming days, a string of protests are planned across California, as campaigners mount a robust PR war against the Utah-based church. Many will picket services tomorrow.



"We should have got nasty a long time ago," said Mr Lindsey, who is originally from a Mormon family. "I'm not going to be polite any more, I'm not going to step around my belief that this is a nasty church with disgusting views which managed to buy an election. I don't care if it's people's religion. I'm going to stand up and fight it."



Thursday's protest, which gridlocked traffic in Hollywood for the second consecutive day, was mostly disciplined, with police reporting two arrests. Seven people were detained at a demonstration on Wednesday.



For the Mormon Church, it threatens a PR nightmare. The gay rights lobby boasts scores of prominent celebrity supporters who have already pledged vociferous support to the campaign to overturn Proposition 8.



The country music singer Melissa Etheridge, a prominent lesbian, announced yesterday that she will refuse to pay income tax until she's "allowed the same rights" as other taxpayers. Instead, she pledged to donate money to legal challenges arguing that the way Proposition 8 was put to the voters was unconstitutional. </em>

 

[Trooper_IHB]

There's another protest at the Temple in West LA again today, also one at the Catholic Cathedral in downtown L.A.



This thing is growing and has a life of it's own at this point.



It's now gone nationwide.