Comments on: Say What?! http://www.article6blog.com/2008/11/24/say-what/ "Religion, Politics, the Presidency: Commentary by an Evangelical Christian and A Mormon" Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:05:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: shortstuff98 http://www.article6blog.com/2008/11/24/say-what/comment-page-1/#comment-12879 shortstuff98 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:13:22 +0000 http://www.article6blog.com/2008/11/24/say-what/#comment-12879 Just to add on to your blog, there are only about 750,000 Mormons in California. Considering how large our families tend to be, maybe 250,000 are registered voters. That's it. And the church itself did not donate money for the cause. Members may have but the church did not. Just to add on to your blog, there are only about 750,000 Mormons in California. Considering how large our families tend to be, maybe 250,000 are registered voters. That’s it. And the church itself did not donate money for the cause. Members may have but the church did not.

]]> By: CarlH http://www.article6blog.com/2008/11/24/say-what/comment-page-1/#comment-12878 CarlH Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:21:55 +0000 http://www.article6blog.com/2008/11/24/say-what/#comment-12878 The editors of <em>National Review</em> agree and make a point of it with <a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YTU5MjZmMDIyMDU3NjRiMjBlNjcxYTlmOGQ2ODA5NjA" rel="nofollow">today's editorial</a>: <blockquote>In truth, Mormons are a target of convenience in the opening salvo of what is sure to be a full-scale assault on much of America’s religious infrastructure, which gay activists perceive as a barrier to their aspirations. Among religious groups, Mormons are not the biggest obstacle to same-sex marriage — not by a long shot. But they are an easy target. Anti-Mormon bigotry is unfortunately common, and gay-rights activists are cynically exploiting that fact. </blockquote> Read the whole thing, which points out that, despite the current targeting of the Mormons, the ultimate goal of the activists is "legislating moral conformity" to the detriment of freedom of conscience. The editors of National Review agree and make a point of it with today’s editorial:

In truth, Mormons are a target of convenience in the opening salvo of what is sure to be a full-scale assault on much of America’s religious infrastructure, which gay activists perceive as a barrier to their aspirations. Among religious groups, Mormons are not the biggest obstacle to same-sex marriage — not by a long shot. But they are an easy target. Anti-Mormon bigotry is unfortunately common, and gay-rights activists are cynically exploiting that fact.

Read the whole thing, which points out that, despite the current targeting of the Mormons, the ultimate goal of the activists is “legislating moral conformity” to the detriment of freedom of conscience.

]]> By: Swertfeger http://www.article6blog.com/2008/11/24/say-what/comment-page-1/#comment-12877 Swertfeger Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:26:53 +0000 http://www.article6blog.com/2008/11/24/say-what/#comment-12877 One should also note that in the early history of the LDS Church, the Mormons did not attempt to change any laws to define their polygamous marriages as legaly equivalent to a monogomous marriage. When polygamy was outlawed, the Mormons continued to perform the religious ceremony without the sanction of the state, and continued to live in polygamous marriages despite their illegality because they had made a religious covenant. But despite that, religious leaders were thrown in jail, and Church land was at risk of being confiscated by the government. For homosexuals to compare their plight to that of the LDS Church they would have to show that they are currently being thrown in jail for living in a homosexual marriage, even if they were only married in a religious ceremony. Gay husbands and lesbian wives would have to go into hiding and become fugitives of the law. That hasnt' happened. The only persecution has been performed by those on the No on 8 side of the debate. The only people hiding are those scared of being assaulted and accosted. The only people that need protection are those who voted for Prop 8, not the homosexuals who claim oppression and persecution for their sexual beliefs. One should also note that in the early history of the LDS Church, the Mormons did not attempt to change any laws to define their polygamous marriages as legaly equivalent to a monogomous marriage. When polygamy was outlawed, the Mormons continued to perform the religious ceremony without the sanction of the state, and continued to live in polygamous marriages despite their illegality because they had made a religious covenant. But despite that, religious leaders were thrown in jail, and Church land was at risk of being confiscated by the government. For homosexuals to compare their plight to that of the LDS Church they would have to show that they are currently being thrown in jail for living in a homosexual marriage, even if they were only married in a religious ceremony. Gay husbands and lesbian wives would have to go into hiding and become fugitives of the law. That hasnt’ happened. The only persecution has been performed by those on the No on 8 side of the debate. The only people hiding are those scared of being assaulted and accosted. The only people that need protection are those who voted for Prop 8, not the homosexuals who claim oppression and persecution for their sexual beliefs.

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