Latter Day Saints

Prop 8, a Campaign Based on Fears and Lies

Bruce Bastian | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics


Bruce Bastian

As someone who was raised in the Mormon Church and fulfilled my two-year missionary assignment overseas, I know something about Latter-day Saints teachings.

Gross Hypocrisy In Anti-Gay 'No Mob Veto' Ad

Wayne Besen | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


Wayne Besen

I have no problem if these people have a cross to bear, but why must this so often be synonymous with bearing false witness?

An Open Letter to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Johnathan Wilber | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


Johnathan Wilber

I couldn't help but be impressed by your swift mobilization in support of Prop. 8, and even more so, your unstoppable stand in sanctifying marriage.

Marriage, Money and LDS Possibilities

Dwayne Raymond | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


Dwayne Raymond

Marriage is not an easy union, regardless of genitalia. Fifty percent end abysmally. This begs the question: why do the Mormons want to keep gays out of it?

Four Lessons Gay Marriage Activists Must Learn From Obama

Lee Stranahan | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

I am in total agreement with those who want gay marriage to be legal -- they are right. But being right isn't enough.

Historic for Some, Same Old Shit for the Rest of Us

Harvey Fierstein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Harvey Fierstein

While we rightfully celebrate the election of our first African American president, let us take a moment to mourn the passage of three new laws legalizing prejudice.

Gays Hit Back at Mormons

Mario Ruiz | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Mario Ruiz

Given their history, Mormons know about being targeted for being different. Yet in a full-on offensive, the LDS Church mobilized in favor of California's Prop 8, a ballot initiative that bans gay marriage.

TX Appellate Court Says "No Dice" on Keeping the Kids

Deborah King | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Deborah King

We are still left with the question why any parent would willingly keep their child in a household where girls are at risk of a forced marriage to some old codger before the age of 16.

Texas Appellate Court Rules Against State's Seizure of the FLDS Children

Eugene Volokh | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Eugene Volokh

An excerpt from the court's opinion, which is a sharp and detailed rebuke of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.