Flashermac Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Outside the gates of a Mormon temple, Kai Cross joined more than 2,000 gay-rights advocates in a chorus of criticism of the church's role in a new statewide ban on same-sex marriage. Once a devout Mormon who graduated from Brigham Young University, the 41-year-old Cross was disowned by his family and his church after he was outed as a gay man in 2001. "They are on the losing side of history," Cross said Thursday of the church's opposition to gay marriage. Cross and other protesters blame leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for encouraging Mormons to funnel millions of dollars into television ads and mailings in favor of Proposition 8. The ballot measure passed Tuesday, which was sponsored by a coalition of religious and social conservative groups, amends the California Constitution to define marriage as a heterosexual act. It overides a state Supreme Court ruling that briefly gave same-sex couples the right to wed. The protest came amid questions about whether attempts to overturn the prohibition can succeed and whether the 18,000 same-sex marriages performed in California over the past four months are in any danger. . . . Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USVirgin Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 That's nearby the busiest intersection in Los Angeles. Steve Young, who is perhaps BYU's and the Mormon church's most famous athlete, had a "no on 8" sign on his lawn. He largely passed it off on his wife (another Mormon), but suggested Mormons vote true to their personal beliefs anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Personally I'm fucked if I know why they want to get married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Personally I'm fucked if I know why they want to get married. I won't say that aroung rogie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen4dummies Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Personally I'm fucked if I know why they want to get married. I feel the same way. The last paragraph of the article says "A 2003 California law already gives gays registered as domestic partners nearly all the state rights and responsibilities of married couples when it comes to such things as taxes, estate planning and medical decisions. That law is still in effect." Not sure what else would be the need be? Unmarried people could already buy a mortgage as easily as anyone else and still can. Of course that is a moot point now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Essentially, they want society's approval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogueyam Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Essentially, they want society's approval. They want to change society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Essentially' date=' they want society's approval. [/quote'] They want to change society. And why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogueyam Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Essentially' date=' they want society's approval. [/quote'] They want to change society. And why not? Some changes make society worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Essentially' date=' they want society's approval. [/quote'] They want to change society. And why not? [color:red]Some changes make society worse.[/color] What changes did you make to get you were you are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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