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November 16th, 2008
During the Yes on 8 and Yes on 102 Campaigns we learned that the leadership of the Mormon Church has little respect for honesty in campaigning. Although they were planned, funded, and implemented by religious groups, mainly Mormons, these campaigns were astonishingly dishonest.
Now the willingness of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to make baseless claims has moved one step closer. I guess once you get comfortable with deception it becomes all the easier.
In the past week, someone sent envelopes with a non-toxic white powder to two Mormon Temples. Due to the timing, some speculate that this could be the result of the exposure of the Mormon Church’s involvement in the Yes on 8 Campaign. However, it could also be an evangelical that thinks Mormonism is a cult.
At this point, we just don’t know. But we do know that no gay organization has endorsed the effort and that the community has soundly condemned the action, whether it was by a gay person, an evangelical, an ex-Mormon, or just some mentally ill person. That, however, hasn’t stopped the prophet of the Mormon Church from using this incident as an opportunity for anti-gay propaganda. (AP):
Church leaders released two statements Friday, one saying they were disturbed the church was being singled out for taking a position on the California amendment, the other assailing “attacks” and vandalism of church property by “opponents of Proposition 8.”
“We call upon those who have honest disagreements on this issue to urge restraint upon the extreme actions of a few,” church President Thomas S. Monson said in a statement.
This is beyond offensive. It assumes that gay people are guilty, that we all know who did it, and that we are choosing to excuse their behavior.
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