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Gay Rights Laws Approved In Salt Lake City With Support From Mormon Church

The Associated Press | Jennifer Dobner | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt ...

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Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unani...

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Will NOM's Maggie Gallagher Fire Carrie Prejean?

Fred Karger | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mormon Church, Family Research Council, Prop 8, Carrie Prejean, National Organization for Marriage, Miss California, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Maggie Gallagher, Tony Perkins, Brian Brown, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Fred Karger

Dear Maggie: I was shocked and dismayed to hear yesterday that your lead spokeswoman has starred in a sex video. Are you going to fire Carrie Prejean? Donald Trump did.

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8: The Mormon Proposition Will Knock Your Socks Off

Fred Karger | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

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Fred Karger

Reed Cowan's amazing new documentary, 8: The Mormon Proposition, could well be the movie of the year.

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Maggie and Brian -- Sign the Oath!

Fred Karger | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

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Fred Karger

By giving $250,000, NOM is by far the biggest contributor to Question 1 on the November 3rd ballot in Maine. NOM has not disclosed any of the true donor names, nor filed as a PAC.

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Let the Money Laundering Begin

Fred Karger | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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Fred Karger

The Mormon Church has been destroying lives, intimidating people and demonizing an entire class to solidify their base and raise millions and millions of dollars.

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Obama To Meet With Mormon Leader

Washington Post | Michael A. Fletcher | Posted 08.19.2009 | Politics

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President Obama is scheduled to hold an Oval Office meeting Monday with Thomas S. Monson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

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Mass 'Kiss-In' Protest At Mormon Temple Leads To Confrontation

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 08.19.2009 | Politics

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SALT LAKE CITY — A mass-kissing protest near the Mormon church temple Sunday drew a shouting match between gay activists and a group of faithful...

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Gay Couple Detained For Kissing In Public

Associated Press | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- About 100 people gathered near the Mormon church's downtown temple to stage a "kiss-in" protesting the treatment of two gay men...

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"Kiss-In" Held To Protest Detention Of Gay Men Outside Mormon Church

Deseret News | Posted 08.12.2009 | Politics

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A "kiss-in" drew about 60 people sporting pink paper hearts to the sidewalk just off of LDS Church property near Main Street and South Temple Sunday t...

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Is the Mormon Church Hiding Its Funding of the National Organization for Marriage?

Fred Karger | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Mormon Church, Prop 8, Californians Against Hate, National Organization for Marriage, Mormons, Fred Karger, Washington Post, Maggie Gallagher, Gay Marriage, Fppc, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Fred Karger

Who is paying for the multi million dollar TV campaign? Who is funding the $500,000 New York State PAC? Who is paying for all the direct mail robo-calls and millions of direct connect calls?

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Survivor Tocantins: Much Ado, in re: Nil

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Er, Mormon Church, Reality TV, Smallville, Lost, American Idol, Survivor Tocantins, Amy Poehler, Survivor, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

The show opened with the last remnants of Jalapeno sitting about camp after last week's Tribal Council, bewailing what a bunch of losers they all are. Can't argue with that.

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Gay Parents? Don't Be Afraid For The Kids

Mary Liz Thomson | Posted 05.07.2009 | Living

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Mary Liz Thomson

My brother and his partner beam proudly when the kids call them Dad. The people who know them well continue to be impressed.

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What if Political Consultants Said No More Gay-Bashing?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dustin Lance Black, Mormon Church, Proposition 8, Log Cabin Republicans, Prop 8, Yes on 8, California Supreme Court, No on Prop 8, American Association of Political Consultants, Scott Schmidt, Morris Thurston, Patrick Sammon, Frank Schubert, Gay Marriage, Wirthlins, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

One might even argue that Schubert's selective use of religion as a weapon against a minority may itself be considered a violation of the AAPC Code of Ethic regarding religious intolerance.

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Gay Marriage Protestors Crowd the Steps of CA Supreme Court

Natasha Chen | Posted 04.09.2009 | Home

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Natasha Chen

On Thursday, the California Supreme Court heard arguments for three cases filed in relation to Proposition 8.

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Survivor Tocantins: Sandy Wastes

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 04.06.2009 | Entertainment

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Tallulah Morehead

I'm not normally a vengeful person, unless you cross me in some trivial manner, but Taj must die.

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Mormongate: Public's Help Sought

Fred Karger | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics

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Fred Karger

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) finally turned in a very late Major Donor campaign report on its Prop 8 spending to th...

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Mormongate -- The Church's Cover-up of its Prop 8 Funding

Fred Karger | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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Fred Karger

Up until Election Day, the Mormon Church had only filed one non-monetary contribution, and that was reported just 4 days before the election for a mere $2,078.97.

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The Mormon PR Campaign on Prop 8...The Lawsuit

Fred Karger | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mormon Church, Proposition 8, Californians Against Hate, Blackwater, Fair Political Practices Commission, American Family Association, Elsa Prince, William Bolthouse, Focus on the Family, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Fred Karger

The Mormon Church claims that a handful of their over 64,000 contributors have been harassed since Prop 8's narrow victory on November 4th.

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Perspectives on Marriage: Score 1 For Gay America -- 0 To The Mormons

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

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Frank Schaeffer

Heaven for Mormon women is nonstop pregnancy. They produce "spirit babies" who populate the world when humans are born. Mormon women not "sealed to their husbands" are their servants.

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Mormons Losing Members Over Anti-Gay Campaign

Firedoglake | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics

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While the Mormon Church hierarchy was responsible for organizing millions of dollars and thousands of hours of manpower to pass California's Proposit...

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New Calif. Prop: The Elimination of Divorce Rights

Robert Hofler | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

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Robert Hofler

How could the proponents of traditional marriage not rally to support eliminating the rights of different-sex couples to obtain a divorce?

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Protest at Mormon Temple Not Best Messaging Method

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

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Ryan J. Davis

I'm a little scared of the anti-Mormon fervor that I'm seeing in the gay community. Tonight's protest will just confirm the Mormons' fears about us and will certainly be portrayed negatively in the media.

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Premature Emancipation? A Pragmatist's View of the Gay Marriage Struggle

Gary Cohan | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Gary Cohan

Civil rights are not won in the war zone of national elections or State referenda but, rather, in a series of small but important evolutionary steps.

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Mormon Church on Prop 8: We Oppose Civil Rights (But Don't Tell)

Rick Jacobs | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Rick Jacobs

On Daily Kos yesterday, Dante Atkins provided a smoking gun memo showing that the Mormon Church has planned for more than a decade to hide behind others in its attempt to suppress civil rights.

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