Recall the letter:
“We ask that you do all you can to support the proposed constitutional amendment by donating of your means and time to assure that marriage in California is legally defined as being between a man and a woman.”
Very reasonable. Similar but less strident to sermons and newsletters delivered in thousands of churches every week.
Hmmm let’s catalog today’s response…
Suspicious white powder sent to LDS temples
Thousands protest at Mormon temple in NY
Bill Quick calls Mormons bigots and urges gays buy guns
Calls for revocations of 501c status
BTW: Mr. Quick is confused. Mormons are very tolerant of alternative lifestyles that they believe are sinful and/or wrong for society. What Mormons, rightly, do not want is being forced to support said aberrant lifestyles. Some might say Mr. Quick is “bigoted” against people who adhere to age old proven standards of behavior.
I’ve been critical of Mormon church non-theocratic operations in some instances where I thought they were letting PR take over standards. The handling of the Mountain Meadows Massacre being one example that they have recently done quite a bit to rectify.
In the case of gay marriage, I think the LDS church stands as an example to other churches of how to properly support their theological views in the public sphere.
It isn’t their stance that draws the ire of radical gays, it is their effectiveness.
October 23rd, 2010 at 3:43 am
Wow,
I’m a BIGOT?
I find it interesting reading this post and what most people that were against proposition 8 wrote with such hate and slanderish comments. Stating how they hate Mormons and how they would like to kill us. Then in the same sentance they would state how they hate BIGOTS.
Again, I have to say WOW!
I guess you have to look up that word in the dictionary to find out that you are every bit a BIGOT as me. Yes, I did say the B word, your are a BIGOT. I just have to say it, there is no getting around it.
I find the Dialog in America very disturbing. That if you have a point of view that is based on your personal belief system and people don’t agree with you that they turn to demonizing comments, that if your beliefs are based secular beliefs that somehow those are more accepted as moral beliefs, but when someone has religious beliefs that it is somehow immoral to act on them. Everything we do in our society is based on our personal morals and the acceptance of those morals. It would be Hypocritical to not act on your beliefs (by making your voice heard). Everyone should be allowed to voice there options even if they are not your own, without fear. This is right allowed to both the Homosexual part of our society as well as the religious. Sorry if somehow you do not think we have right to stand up for what we believe in, wheather they or right or wrong in your option.
When we turn to irrational language it takes out any rational conversations that could really help solve issues such as this issue. I believe there is some middle ground that could be reached that both sides on this subject might not love but would protect each sets of values.
I know that most of you will not be open minded enough to see that negative comments will only influence the people who already agree with you and close the minds of those who do not. Sorry, but that is the truth and sometimes the truth is hard to listen to. No matter whoever is right or wronge.