Archive for the 'Religion' Category

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In my most recent post, I suggested that instead of protests a strategic campaign which is positioned to appeal logically to the minds and hearts of members of the Mormon church, especially those conflicted by the LDS presence in the California Prop 8 campaign, would be more productive. And, Equality Utah has proposed a brilliant […]

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Readers of The Selective Echo who follow my Twitter feed know well how the campaign to pass Prop 8 has percolated recently in its attempt to ban same-sex marriage in California.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has mounted a full-court press for passage, urging its members to contribute extensively — now giving more […]

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Those following my Twitter feed noticed yesterday’s tweet about Utah philanthropist Bruce Bastian’s announcement this past weekend in San Francisco of his $1 million contribution for the campaign against California’s Proposition 8, which, if passed, would nullify the state’s recent move to legitimize same-sex marriage. Speaking at the Human Rights Campaign dinner, Bastian said, “One […]