Mormons Send Money Across State Lines for Immoral Purposes

It's Not Proposition 8
It's Proposition Hate!

Mormons really do want to be accepted by the rest of the "Christian" Community. In fact, they're willing to shell out money for that acceptance.

Lots of money.

Actually, it's "hate money." That's where the questionable morality of donating to California's Proposition 8 comes in. It's not a "protect the children" Proposition. It's not a "government legislating morals" Proposition. It's not even a "it will cost the taxpayers money" Proposition. No, though all of these things have been cited in the "we're not hatemongers" ads, it's still a Proposition of Hate.

Several segments of "Letters to the Editor" of the San Francisco Chronicle have well-founded reasons to say "No" to Proposition 8:

Since Mormons have donated in excess of $9 million, accounting for at least 40 percent of Prop. 8's donors, we Californians need to scrupulously guard against a secretive religious sect from Utah controlling and subverting civil rights law in our state.

And this one raises the rather unique angle of religious persecution:

This Prop. 8 is nothing less than religious persecution against those who have different beliefs. And if straight unmarried people think they are safe from these "conservatives"- think again. In Arkansas, there is a push by these religious groups to ban unmarried people from fostering children.

Once gays and lesbians have been persecuted with a change to the state Constitution, there is no telling who these people will set their sights on next. Vote No on Prop. 8 - it is religious persecution, pure and simple.

Mormons have given money and MANPOWER for Proposition 8, according to CBS News:

Mormons have been active participants in the campaign both as volunteers and financial contributors, giving an estimated 43 percent—some $8.4 million—to the Proposition 8 campaign, according to the Web site mormonsfor8.com. There are about 770,000 Mormon church members in California, but Mormons from outside the state have been encouraged to give money and time to help pass the measure.

We could also look at the infusion of Mormon money into California as Big Business: while getting in good with Christians who think that Mormonism is a cult, they can promote the temples already in California.

Gotta protect the franchises.

Just a thought.