As more states take up the debate on same-sex marriage, some advocates of legalization are taking a very specific lesson from California, where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dominated both fundraising and door-knocking to pass a ballot initiative that barred such unions. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
No groundbreaking insights about the Mormon push against gay marriage, but this certainly shed light on how Mormons are trying to reconcile their public profile with their fight over a social issue.
“I’m not intending it to harm the religion. I think they do wonderful things. Nicest people,” said Fred Karger, a former Republican campaign consultant who established Californians Against Hate. “My single goal is to get them out of the same-sex marriage business and back to helping hurricane victims.”
I'm usually pretty unimpressed by the Post's On Faith section. But this story had some teeth to it.