'No More Mr Nice Gay' as Mormons face vote backlash

Daniel Ginnes carried a banner declaring: "No More Mr Nice Gay." Brian Lindsey held up a sign billing Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, as a "prophet, polygamist, paedophile." Hundreds of others simply chanted: "Mormon scum."

More than 2,000 gay rights protesters marched on a Mormon temple in Los Angeles on Thursday, throwing the church and its followers on to the front line of the battle over California's decision to ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 9, 2008

Interesting, but brief report about a protest on a Mormon Temple in L.A., following the passing of proposition 8. Factual, well-sourced and insightful.

I wonder if this is an isolated incident or just the tip of the iceberg. We may be witnessing the start of an era when organized churches of all sorts may come under attack for forcing their values in a democracy. The blurry lines between religion and politics will need to become clearer -- and help guide our daily tradeoffs between faith and reason.

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Kristin Gorski
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by Kristin Gorski - Nov. 9, 2008

A brief look at beginning protests by gay-marriage advocates against the Mormon Church. The article is fairly written, but I'd like it to go into more depth; an investigation into how churches channel their followers' dollars to out-of-state ballot initiatives would be an informative and insightful follow up.

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Walter Cox
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by Walter Cox - Nov. 9, 2008

An important story because it has to do with a church using its power, financial and otherwise, to influence political outcomes. I would have appreciated more discussion as to the legal limits of such activities on the part of religious organizations, especially as it relates to their 501c3 tax-exempt status. If gay activists really do vow "no more Mr. Nice Gay," this may be an avenue worth exploring.

I am close friends with a gay couple, two men together for 18 years now and both former Mormons. The LDS Church has been guilty of unspeakable crimes against gay Mormon youth--such as forced "re-education" that was done under Church auspices and which included showing straight and gay porn to boys as young as 15, with IV feeds that induced either euphoria or vomiting so as to "cure" them through aversion therapy. I say yank their 501c3 status--the Catholic Church began to ... More »

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