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Good for the Goose, Good for the Gander

Terry Cosgrove | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Knights of Columbus, Mormons, California Gay Marriage Ban, California, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Politics News
Terry Cosgrove

Right-wingers are suing the State of California to keep their financial contributions to Prop 8 out of the public view. Secret Santa is one thing, but a secret political contribution is quite another.

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

Fred Karger | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fred Karger, Thomas Monson, Mormons, Proposition 8, Gay Marriage, Fair Political Practices Commission, Mormon Church, Mormon Prop 8, Prop 8, Mormonism, Mormon Church Gay Marriage, Mormon Church Prop 8, Politics News
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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Big Love Wife Watch!: Round Three (Spoilers)

Mark Blankenship | Posted 03.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mormons, Bill Paxton, Polygamy, Chloe Sevigny, Big Love Wife Watch, Hbo, Big Love, Big Love Recap, Entertainment News
Mark Blankenship

Can I just say that I love Rhonda's fashion sense? She's traded compound clothes for decently normal streetwear, but she still rocks the polygamy hair, complete with mountainous bangs.

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Mormons Admit Larger Role In California's Prop 8 Campaign Banning Gay Marriage

McClatchy | Shane Goldmacher | Posted 03.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Mormons Prop 8, California Gay Marriage, Mormons Propisition 8, California, Gay Rights, Mormons, Proposition, Gay Marriage, Home News

The Mormon church has revealed in a campaign filing that the church spent nearly $190,000 to help pass Proposition 8, the November ballot measure tha...

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The Big Review: Big Love Season 3, Ep. 2 (Spoilers)

Mark Blankenship | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Polygamy, Chloe Sevigny, Big Love Wife Watch, Hbo, Big Love, Cable Television, Bill Paxton, Mormons, Big Love Recap, Entertainment News
Mark Blankenship

I'll tell you one of the reasons I enjoy Big Love: The writers know how to give each episode a satisfying internal arc without sacrificing the sense of the big picture.

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Big Love Wife Watch!: Round Two (Spoiler Alert!)

Mark Blankenship | Posted 02.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Chloe Sevigny, Polygamy, Big Love Wife Watch, Hbo, Big Love, Mormons, Bill Paxton, TV Shows, Spoilers, Entertainment News
Mark Blankenship

Last week, almost everyone supported Margene, but she seemed to be sabotaging herself this week. Rolling over to play "Mommy" for no apparent reason? What's her damage?

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Mormon-Theme LDS Film Festival Opens In Utah

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mormons, Film, LDS Film Festival, Entertainment News

SALT LAKE CITY — When Christian Vuissa organized the first Mormon-related film festival, he wasn't sure anyone would come. Now in its eighth yea...

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"Big" Review: Big Love Season 3, Ep. 1. (Spoilers!)

Mark Blankenship | Posted 02.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Polygamy, Cable, Big Love Wife Watch, Hbo, Big Love, Bill Paxton, Mormons, Chloe Sevingy, Utah, Entertainment News
Mark Blankenship

It's been almost eighteen months, but it's finally time: Welcome back to Big Love, y'all. How do you like your crazy? Familial? Political? Surprisingly multi-ethnic?

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Prop 8, a Campaign Based on Fears and Lies

Bruce Bastian | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Church, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Mormons, Gays and Lesbians, California Gay Marriage Ban, California Prop 8, Gays, Gay Marriage, Latter Day Saints, Politics News
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.

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

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prop 8, Marriage, Mormons, Joseph Smith, Gays, Mormon Church, Mormon Church Gay Marriage, Mormon Views on Marriage, Politics News
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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Prop 8 Casualty...Is It Overkill?

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Frontiers, El Coyote, Religious Tax Exemptions, Proposition 8, Karel, Charles Karel Bouley, Mormons, Los Angeles, Equal Rights, Gay Marriage, Living News
Charles Karel Bouley

No one- not Mormons, Catholics or any one else - should have the right to vote for something that violates the Equal Protection Clause of the State and U.S. Constitution.

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Marriage, Polygamy and Gays

Patricia Nell Warren | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rights, California Gay Marriage, Polygamy, Mormon Prop 8, Doma, Mormons, Civil Unions, Polygamists, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Patricia Nell Warren

The fact is, not one but three different factions want to get polygamy legalized. Each is basing its claim to religious freedom on its sacred book.

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

Johnathan Wilber | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay Marriage, Marriage, Mormons, Gay Rights, Mormons Proposition 8, Proposition 8, Latter Day Saints, Politics News
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.

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Mormons Losing Members Over Anti-Gay Campaign

Firedoglake | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mormons Gay Marriage, Mormons Prop 8, Mormon Church, Mormons Gay Rights, Mormons, Mormons Proposition 8, Mormon Church Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Mormon Church Prop 8, Politics News

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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Hey, Mormons! Your Yes on 8 Pals Don't Like You!

Lisa Derrick | Posted 12.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Mormons, California Gay Marriage, Chuck Colson, Evangelical Christians, Southern Baptists, Yes on 8, Gays, Gay Marriage, Evangelicals, Lol, Home News
Lisa Derrick

During the Yes on 8 campaign, Mormons got used like an ugly chick by a sleazy rock band--it was fine for her to pay for rent, food and gas, and pr...

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"Milk"-ing the Gay Rights Setback to the Box Office?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 12.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Fernando Espuelas, Cinemark Theatres, Boycott, Proposition 8, Milk, Mormons, Gay Marriage, Movies, Entertainment News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

With the release of Gus Van Sant's new bio-pic, MILK, covering the life and times of gay activist Harvey Milk, Prop 8 and gay rights are the focus of ...

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The Last Time We Vote For Bigotry

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gay Marriage, Abortion, Taxes, Mormons, Proposition 8, Louisiana, Christian Right, Affirmative Action, Economy, Immigration, Larry Craig, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, California, Religion, Gay Rights, New Jersey, John Edwards, Christianity, Hillary Clinton, Coretta Scott King, Health Care, African-American Issues, Florida, Congressional Black Caucus, Deval Patrick, Massachusetts, New York, David Patterson, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

The time has come to put our votes and our money where our mouth is and no longer tolerate the malleable bigotry of those who profess to be our friends, but also say we are not quite worthy of the same rights.

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Separation of Church and Hate

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 12.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Mormons, CA Proposition 8, Church, Hate, Separation, Mormons Politicking, Fearmongering, Proposition 8, No on Prop 8, Marriage Equality, Mormons Prop 8, California Gay Marriage, Yes on Prop 8, Gay Rights, Marriage Equality in CA, Religion and Love, Gay Civil Rights, Separation of Church and State, Spirituality, Gay Marriage, CA Gay Marriage, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

May I respectfully request that anyone who is truly spiritual, and who understands that all humans deserve love, begin to pray for the separation of church and hate?

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Mormons Tipped Scale In Gay Marriage Ban With Money, Institutional Support And Dedicated Volunteers

nytimes.com | JESSE McKINLEY and KIRK JOHNSON | Posted 12.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Prop 8, Mormons, Mormons Gay Marriage Ban, Proposition 8, Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, Home News

Less than two weeks before Election Day, the chief strategist behind a ballot measure outlawing same-sex marriage in California called an emergency me...

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El Coyote: Anger, Tears-and Maybe Hope?

Lisa Derrick | Posted 12.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Mormons, California Gay Marriage, California Gay Marriage Ban, El Coyote Cafe, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, El Coyote Boycott, Home News
Lisa Derrick

El Coyote's red neon sign flickered above the angry crowd of nearly 100 demonstrators last night as their shouts of "Hate on plate! Hate on plate! Wh...

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Marriage, Money and LDS Possibilities

Dwayne Raymond | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion and Politics, Money, Norman Mailer, Gay Marriage, Mormons, Mormon Prop 8, Latter Day Saints, Politics News
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?

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Mormon Temples Receive Letters With Suspicious Powder In Utah, LA

AP | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Anthrax Scare, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Mormons, Suspicious Powder, Gay Marriage, Politics News

LOS ANGELES — Letters containing a suspicious white powder were sent Thursday to Mormon temples in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City that were the ...

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Hey Mr. God, Lookie What I Did to Those Nasty Homosexuals!

Tom Gregory | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Texas Death Penalty, Catholics, California Gay Marriage, Prop 8 Ballot Initiative, God, Gay Protests, Prop 8, Karla Faye Tucker, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, The Rapture, George W. Bush, Mormons, Evangelical, Separation of Church and State, On Death and Dying, Same-Sex Marriage, Don Stewart, Stupid People, Politics News
Tom Gregory

The passage of California's Prop 8 comes to many as a shock, to some as a wake-up call, and to the rest of America as no real surprise. In 2000, B...

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El Coyote Boycott? Mormon Manager's Faith Overrides "Love" For Customers

Lisa Derrick | Posted 12.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Gay Rights, El Coyote Cafe, No on 8, Yes on 8, Mormons, El Coyote, El Coyote Boycott, Gay Marriage, Home News
Lisa Derrick

About 70 people gathered at the legendary El Coyote Cafe in Los Angeles' Fairfax District Wednesday morning for a community sit down/brunch to hear M...

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Gay Marriage, Chickens, and How to Win

Elayne Boosler | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, California, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Mormons, Christianity, Barack Obama, African Americans, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Elayne Boosler

To win the fight over Prop 8, and it's criminal that any American taxpayer has to fight for fundamental human rights in 2008, you have to show the opponents the advantages to them.

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