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  • Reid rips LDS Church's Prop. 8 support

    10/13/2009 9:30:14 AM PDT · by greyfoxx39 · 87 replies · 3,061+ views
    Salt Lake Tribune ^ | October 13, 2009 | Matt Canham
    In a meeting with gay-rights activists last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid criticized the LDS Church for backing a ballot measure banning same-sex marriage in California, saying the leaders of his faith should have stayed out of the contentious political fight. Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, is the highest ranking elected official who is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.-SNIP-Marchers in Sunday's equality rally, which drew tens of thousands to the U.S. Capitol, repeatedly referenced the Prop 8 defeat in signs, statements and even face paint. But when organizers sat down with Reid,...