Alright…. if defacing our buildings wasn’t enough…. look at what some of the extremists are doing now! Obviously not all people who were opposed to Prop 8 would go this far, and for those that are level headed… thank you. But resulting to attacks akin to bioterrorism isn’t in any way shape or form acceptable and shows once again the level of intolerance that the opposition has. Wow….
LOS ANGELES AP — Authorities are investigating after letters containing white powder were sent to Mormon temples in Utah and California.
A temple that was the site of a recent gay rights protest in Los Angeles was closed Thursday after receiving the envelope. The package was being inspected.
Powder spilled from an envelope onto a clerk’s hand Thursday at the temple in downtown Salt Lake City. The room was decontaminated and the envelope taken by the FBI for testing.
The clerk showed no signs of illness, but the scare shut down a building at Temple Square for more than an hour.
Protests in recent days have targeted the Mormon church, which encouraged its members to fight the recently passed amendment banning gay marriage in California.
The Associated Press
Text taken from the following article, courtesy of the Associated Press and KXTV News 10:
Anti-Mormonism is part of the reason why Proposition 8 protesters are targeting the LDS Church, according to media and culture experts. They say the use of anti-Mormonism as a way to hurt Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign legitimized its use as a political tool by protesters in California.
Supporters of “same sex marriage” in California are targeting Mormons for protests because the LDS Church supported the state constitutional amendment that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.
“It was clear that the LDS Church was a key spearhead in terms of organizing and supporting the Prop. 8 effort,” said Richard Alan Nelson, a professor of mass communication and public affairs at Louisiana State University and an expert on propaganda in the United States.
But the church’s high profile role may not be the only reason why protesters are singling out the Mormons. Read more…
So the battle is still running hot here in California and Prop 8 has become a huge issue in recent weeks. The fight isn’t over and we need all the support we can get to help this item to pass.
The other day I went around Elk Grove and put up five or so “Yes on 8″ signs. By the next evening three of them were gone and one of those three had been replaced with a “No on 8″ sign. I understand that this is a big issue, but that doesn’t give someone the right to take down a sign because they disagree with the issue. I don’t see people taking down signs for mayorial canidates or school board canidates. I had the urge to return and remove the one sign that had replaced my own, but I realized then, that I would be guilty of the same act that I was condemning someone else of. In the end, I let it be, allowing whomever stole my sign, access to their freedom of speech. I’ll just continue to exercise mine and place more signs.
If you face similar issues please read the following: Read more…
I was so happy to hear the new of a temple to be built in Rome. I was sitting on the couch watching conference with Christiana, Justin, and a few of their friends. We were making waffles and listening to the first session of conference. President Monson starts to announce the new temples and a thought crosses my mind… could Italy be so fortunate? Finally at the end of the list, he said it. My hands shot into the air, and then a wave of emotion came over me. Italy will have a Temple of it’s own. Missionaries have worked so hard to help the members prepare themselves for a temple. That work has finally paid off. Tears came to my eyes as I realized what it all meant. I still get tears as I write this post. Here is the official news article released by the church… Read more…
Take a look at the video. It tells the story of a family in Massachusetts who had to deal with their Kindergartner aged son being taught about same-sex marriage in the classroom. However before we get there I would like to share a quote from something my friend Kimberly authored:
Please understand that this is not an anti-gay or a minority rights issue. The issue is the need for clarification of the definition of marriage, so that practices, such as same-sex marriages and behaviors, stay out of the public school curriculum. Such a definition would not affect, change or withhold any rights or liberties granted to domestic partnerships or civil unions; nor would such a definition discourage the acceptance of how others choose to live their lives or organize their own families. Homosexual couples would still have all the same legal rights and privileges as any other heterosexual married couple. Defining marriage as only being recognized between a man and a woman simply keeps the State from requiring teachers to teach our children about it without a parent’s knowledge or permission.
Please consider the implications that come with this Proposition. Realize that I know people who are homosexual but that I do not hate them. I simply stand for Marriage and I stand for family. Vote yes on 8 so that the following will be added to the constitution of the state of California
“Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California
