http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mormons/ en-us Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:24:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133715/posts It's a good thing Trey Parker and Matt Stone like controversy because it sounds like they're in for quite a lot of it with their newest project - a Broadway musical based on the lives and loves of Mormons! New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133715/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:24:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133527/posts (This article is taken directly from the Wiki entry on the FAIRWiki website, a non-profit group that defends the Mormon church) We hope that now and in the future all parties involved in this issue will be well informed and act in a spirit of mutual respect and civility toward those with a different position. No one on any side of the question should be vilified, intimidated, harassed or subject to erroneous information... Before it accepted the invitation to join broad-based coalitions for the amendments, the Church knew that some of its members would choose not to support its position.... FAIRwiki http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133527/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:17:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132920/posts BOSTON - Gay rights supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities coast to coast Saturday to protest the vote that banned gay marriage in California and to urge supporters not to quit the fight for the right to wed. Crowds gathered near public buildings in cities large and small, including Boston, San Francisco, Chicago and Fargo, to vent their frustrations, celebrate gay relationships and renew calls for change. "Civil marriages are a civil right, and we're going to keep fighting until we get the rights we deserve as American citizens," said Karen Amico, one of several hundred... The Fremont Tribune / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132920/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:18:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132845/posts SACRAMENTO — Less than two weeks before Election Day, the chief strategist behind a ballot measure outlawing same-sex marriage in California called an emergency meeting here. “We’re going to lose this campaign if we don’t get more money,” the strategist, Frank Schubert, recalled telling leaders of Protect Marriage, the main group behind the ban. The campaign issued an urgent appeal, and in a matter of days, it raised more than $5 million, including a $1 million donation from Alan C. Ashton, the grandson of a former president of the Mormon Church. The money allowed the drive to intensify a sharp-elbowed... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132845/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:12:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132539/posts A prominent theatrical director in California, a Mormon, has resigned under pressure because of his support for Prop 8. Excerpt: Marc Shaiman, the Tony Award-winning composer ("Hairspray"), called Mr. Eckern last week and said that he would not let his work be performed in the theater. "I was uncomfortable with money made off my work being used to put discrimination in the Constitution," Mr. Shaiman said. He added, however, that the entire episode left him "deeply troubled" because of the potential for backlash against gays who protested Mr. Eckern's donation. "It will not help our cause because we will be... Beliefnet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132539/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:42:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132070/posts Although a week has passed since California voters overturned that state's Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, the state has felt numerous aftershocks as gay rights activists have mounted large-scale protests directed at supporters of Prop 8, specifically the Mormon church. ... Demonstrations outside Mormon temples were reported over the weekend throughout California and more are anticipated nationwide. The Mormon church, however, is not the only Prop 8 supporter coming under criticism for its role in the controversial election, as Catholics and Evangelical churches have seen protests, as well. An estimated 10,000 gay-rights protesters gathered in San Diego, Calif. outside... The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132070/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:25:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131814/posts I cried with joy when I heard that Barack Obama won the election, but that joy didn't last long. If not for the Mormon church and its campaign of hatred, California's Proposition 8 -- which would take away the right of men to marry men, and women to marry women -- wouldn't even be on the ballot. And without the millions of dollars it guilted and coerced its members to donate, the proposition most likely would not have passed on Nov. 4. I blame it all on the Mormons. Look at the database that the San Francisco Chronicle published. Look... Slate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131814/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:16:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131654/posts REDLANDS - A No on Proposition 8 rally here turned ugly Tuesday night, according to those holding the peaceful protest in front of a church. Soon after the rally in front of the Redlands Mormon Temple on Fifth Avenue began, a man from a group supporting Proposition 8 on the other side of the street began taunting the protesters. One thing led to another and he ended up pulling his T-shirt and revealing he had a gun, said Shelly Ayers, a San Bernardino woman who participated in Tuesday night's rally. "All we were doing was quietly holding up signs and... The Redlands Daily Facts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131654/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:09:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131311/posts Leaders of the campaign against Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California, raised nearly $40 million and ran a careful, disciplined campaign with messages tested by focus groups and with only a few people authorized to speak to the media. They lost. In the week since, California has seen an outpouring of demonstrations ranging from quiet vigils to noisy street protests against Proposition 8, including rallies outside churches and the Mormon temple in Westwood as well as boycotts of some businesses that contributed to the Yes on 8 campaign. Many of those activities have been organized not by political... The Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131311/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:33:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130599/posts SAN FRANCISCO - California's gay-rights movement has been beset by infighting and finger-pointing since the defeat of gay marriage at the ballot box, with some activists questioning the campaign's mild tactics, including the decision not to show same-sex couples in ads. The movement's leaders "were very timid. They were too soft," said Robin Tyler, a lesbian comic who created a series of celebrity public service announcements with the slogan "Stop the Hate, No on 8" that were rejected because they were deemed too negative. "We were lightweights on our side." Proposition 8, a measure to stop gay marriage in California,... The Daily Breeze http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130599/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:35:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130435/posts The strange bedfellow alliance of Catholics, Mormons and evangelical Protestants that slapped a ban on gay marriage in California last week represents the most “ecumenical union since the fall of Rome.” That’s the view of Richard Hecht, an acclaimed scholar in UCSB’s much-acclaimed religious studies department, whose clear-eyed take on the stunning passage of Proposition 8 cuts through the Babel of political scapegoating and speculation swirling around the election’s biggest surprise. “The issue of traditional marriage brought together this wild, very unlikely coalition,” Hecht told me. “You have the Catholics, who can’t stand the evangelical Protestants, who can’t stand the... The Santa Barbara Independent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130435/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:49:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2129000/posts The Democrats won the White House and gained seats in both houses of Congress in the past election. So do you think the DUmmies would be happy? As it turns out they are angrier than ever. Why? Well, among other thngs, because Propositon 8 in California didn't pass. WAAAAAAAH!!!! They didn't get a hundred percent of what they wanted and now they are crying like a bunch of babies. And who is the scapegoat for their defeat on Prop. 8? It turns out it is the Mormons as you can see in this DUmmie THREAD titled, "I had 2... DUmmie FUnnies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2129000/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 22:46:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125075/posts The foes of Proposition 8 in California which would restore the definition of marriage in that state as being between one man and one woman have produced an incredibly bizarre and bigoted commercial. The video depicts a pair of Mormon Missionaries invading the home of a lesbian couple and ransacking it until they find their wedding license and then tearing it up. This video displays obvious hatred towards Mormons who mostly support Prop. 8 but to Los Angeles Times blogger Karin Klein such bigotry is no big deal (emphasis mine): NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125075/posts#comment Tue, 4 Nov 2008 23:11:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123032/posts What was Abraham Lincoln’s position on the Mormons? In their funky, pre-Mitt Romney days they were an issue of national importance—Lincoln’s Democratic predecessors thought of sending the army to Utah to suppress them—so it’s not surprising that Lincoln had an opinion too. In 1863, when a Mormon visited the Oval Office, Lincoln told him that when he had cleared land for farming as a young man there were often dead trees too hard to split, too wet to burn, and too heavy to move, so people plowed around them. That’s what he intended to do with the Mormons. That may... NRO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123032/posts#comment Mon, 3 Nov 2008 02:00:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122391/posts MESA, Ariz. - Come what may, Donna and Aaron Bradshaw expect their spacious food pantry and emergency plan will carry them through. Shelves and shelves of home-canned vegetables and meats, dried grains, an electric generator and stored water promises reasonable sustainability for the Mormon family in Gilbert in a world where food riots, starvation and disaster-related food shortages are becoming a kind of norm. But the sharp spike in prices of staples such as bread, eggs, flour and milk at supermarkets has folks looking for options in food purchases and storage. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has... The Magic Valley Times-News/The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122391/posts#comment Sun, 2 Nov 2008 07:46:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2115962/posts OAKLAND -- About 50 protesters came to the Mormon Temple in Oakland this morning to speak out against the religious group's support for an anti-gay marriage ballot measure. Holding signs that read "No to Mormon Bigots" and "tax church property and investments," the protesters said they'd come to make a statement. "I can't believe that a religious group that preaches truth and love is asking their members to campaign and donate to take away my civil rights," said Jill Shearer, 40, of Oakland. Shearer grew up in San Ramon and was raised Mormon. When she came out as a lesbian,... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2115962/posts#comment Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:09:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108850/posts A group of dissident Mormons on Friday presented to LDS Church officials about 300 letters and a petition opposing the church's efforts on behalf of a California amendment to thwart gay marriage. About 50 people carried 15 stacks of personal letters wrapped in pink ribbons to the north entrance of the LDS Church headquarters in downtown Salt Lake City while singing the Mormon hymn "As I Have Loved You, Love One Another." Organizers asked that each stack be given to a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' three-man First Presidency and 12 apostles. The protesters also... The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108850/posts#comment Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:38:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102960/posts The economy is collapsing and the GOP is stuck with a candidate who doesn't know jack about economics. But what if Mitt Romney had won that hard-fought Florida primary and grabbed the nomination? Romney's whole business career was about turning around distressed companies. Plus, he's far less identified with George W. Bush than is McCain. And unlike McCain he might not have had to give up on Michigan, where his father was governor. (What state pray tell is McCain holding that Mitt couldn't?) I know there are plenty of strikes against the guy. But it's an interesting counterfactual to consider--one... The New Republic via The Spartan Truth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102960/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:57:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101802/posts SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormons are being asked by their church leaders to step up their already considerable efforts to pass a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in California. Senior elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made a televised appeal to members Wednesday night and laid out a week-by-week strategy for boosting Mormon involvement before the Nov. 4 election. They urged Mormons to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101802/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 23:22:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081862/posts OAKDALE, Minn. - Authorities suspect arson in an early morning fire at the Mormon temple in the St. Paul suburb of Oakdale. Smoke and fire were reported in the front entry of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints temple shortly before 3 a.m... chicago tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081862/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:10:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067577/posts With several polls showing Democratic Sen. Barack Obama trailing Republican Sen. John McCain in Colorado on the eve of the Democratic National Convention, some of the state's Democrats worried Sunday that McCain might pick former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as a running mate to solidify his support among a key voting bloc - Mormons. "It's going to make a big difference if Mitt Romney is the V.P." for McCain, said Nick Isenberg, a Democratic activist from Glenwood Springs. "We have a lot of Mormons in Colorado." Romney is a member of the Mormon church, officially known as the Church of... SF Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067577/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:56:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043110/posts A coalition that represents fundamentalist Mormons has issued a statement objecting to the LDS Church's attempts to deny their claim to a shared Mormon heritage. The Principle Voices Coalition, based in Salt Lake City, said that members "strenuously object to any efforts to deprive us and others of the freedom to name and describe ourselves by terms of our own choosing." Two weeks ago, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints launched a media campaign aimed at distinguishing itself from the breakaway sects. The church said its effort was primarily aimed at clarifying the difference between the LDS Church... The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043110/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:17:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037191/posts The irony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons) wading into California’s same-sex marriage debate is too delicious to ignore. Earlier this week, the church sent a letter signed by its president, Thomas B. Monson, to all Mormon bishops in California. The document refers to the California Marriage Protection Act on the November 4 ballot, a state constitutional amendment that would prohibit the legal recognition of same-sex unions so recently won by a California Supreme Court decision. The letter is to be read aloud during June 29 services. In part, it states, “We ask that... North Star Writers Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037191/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:08:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035301/posts By Common Consent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035301/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:29:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030954/posts Lawyers for the Fundamentalist LDS Church are preparing for what could become a series of lawsuits against Texas authorities for the raid on the YFZ Ranch. "There is a desire and a need for compensation, so I think you will see something come," said Rod Parker, a Salt Lake attorney who is acting as a spokesman for the FLDS people. The lawsuits would likely focus on the removal of the children, the raid itself and damage to the FLDS Church's first-ever temple on the Eldorado property. Deseret News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030954/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:31:37 GMT