Comments about ‘Hundreds take to S.L. streets to protest, support Prop. 8 ban on gay marriage’

I would like to thank all the protestors on the losing side of this amendment for helping the LDS church to increase our membership. You have given us more free exposure and good people like what they see. I have never heard the church talked about in such glowing terms on radio and TV before on a national level. All of your hate is backfiring on you. Keep it up because it is also hurting your cause. The more people see your tactics, the more they are against same sex marriage.

Right is right, and wrong is wrong. The glbt may win in this lifetime but not in the eternal realm.

The churches spent how many millions to fight Prop 8 ?...

Todays headline "50 percent more US children went hungry in 2007"

Feeding the hate monster instead of feeding the poor

"He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. Proverbs 14:31

The Church did not make any donation from its funds. The money donated to Prop 8 was donated by members--Private Donors that are members of the church. The money came out of their own pocket, not the church's. They had a constitutional right to do it. The church spends several millions of dollars a year helping out the poor, not only in the USA, but in many other countries throughout the world. Many are quick to point fingers, but few really look at the facts--come on.

You are one of the first truly spiritual people commenting on this site, thank you. You are showing all these nasty and hateful people what the real meaning of honoring God is and you can be sure it is not with the hateful rhetoric that is posted on here by so many Mormons.

The amount of fundraising done by Mormons was well out of proportion to the electorate and the LDS church is only trying to downplay its influence in the campaign because of the backlash.

The church was very vocal in my ward here in Sacramento asking for donations and urging the members they needed to "get on the ark." For the church to now downplay its role is truly disingenuous.

RE: "Right is right, and wrong is wrong. The glbt may win in this lifetime but not in the eternal realm."

Since we don't believe in your "eternal realm" nonsense, we will take our chances. Keep your bigotry for "eternity" and give us our equal rights in this life now!

The churches spent how many millions to fight Prop 8 ?...

Todays headline "50 percent more US children went hungry in 2007"

Feeding the hate monster instead of feeding the poor

"He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. Proverbs 14:31

Sometimes Donations go to a good cause. The Lord does not condemn it.

There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

When Jesus understood it he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

Matt26:8-11

Very true and very concise, articulate description of the church's involvement and subsequent hypocritical attempt to distance itself. They are not fooling anyone! Well-said, Martha!

I sure hope you are not comparing Prop 8 with the works of Jesus, he would be spinning in his grave.
That is blasphemous!

You had better check with your Bishop on that.

The same-sex "marriage" issue isn't really about whether or not homosexuals should marry. It is about whether people of faith should give up their freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and parental rights so that homosexuals can marry.

Please, please stop saying that gay marriage has anything at all to do with parental rights...that is NOT true on any level. There may have been some misinformation about that subject included in the propaganda supported by the church, but nothing could be further from the truth. Don't drink the Kool-Aid...

I've noticed a complete silence from those who support gay marriage, to the questions asked about giving the same rights to polygamists. I wonder why.

I agree that there is little reason for society to ban plural marriage, if people (including Mormons) wish to participate in plural marriages then who in society is really hurt? Nobody. If children are raised properly and lovingly by their parents, who is hurt? Nobody. So logic follows then that you don't see any reason to ban gay marriage? Who is hurt by it? Quite literally, nobody. Makes sense to me.

No one's religious beliefs should be used to deny fundamental rights to others. Gay marriage is coming to stay whether you like it or not.

To the 12:05 commentator,
I have lived long enough to realize that if you are trying to see a fault in others you will assume malicious intentions when they make comments that have no such goal.

So Martha, now we are going to have quota restrictions on our participation in the political process?
People need to understand that marriage is central to Latter-day Saint beliefs.
We are not deneying that Latter-day Saints joined with Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox Christians, Muslims, Jews and others to pass Proposition 8. It does seem every time I turn around a higher percentage of the money donated was given by Latter-day Saints. However neither Focus on the Family nor the Knights of Columbus are Latter-day Saint groups, and both of these donated over one million dollars to the campaign.
I would like to say that Proposition 8 could not have passed without the dedicated help of thousands of Latter-day Saints, but there were people from many other faiths who gave of their time in helping the cause and who faced anger and discrimination for their stand for right.

Please understand, sir, that virtually all accounts of the shameful proposition's passage indicate that it would not have passed without the significant backing and push of the LDS church. Yes, there is plenty of blame to go around, but honestly...it is disingenuous to disclaim the ultimate responsibility and accordingly, that is the reason for the acrimony and harshness of fair-minded straight people and all the gay people affected. It is not any different than saying that African-Americans cannot marry, and no different than saying that Mormons should not be allowed to marry. You have singled out a particular group for no reason other than to advance your religious beliefs. You would all be wise to go back and read the history of the LDS church and recognize the irony in the persecuted becoming the persecutors. It is as simple as that and you cannot reason your way out of it with quoting bible or scripture, those are merely the words of men written for the purpose of acquiring power and controlling masses of people and money.

Reading all of the hateful comments here, I am concerned that Mormons should not be permitted to teach my children and I think there should be a voter referendum in CA that prohibits Mormons from holding jobs in education. That would be fair, right?

I agree with the other person who posted:

It is VERY disturbing to see the UN-christian comments by LDS members.