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MEGATHREAD: Links from The Mighty Builder on gays, etc.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:55 am
by _The Mighty Builder
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsfaith ... h.html.csp"Hinckley might be interested to know that his birthplace is being sold by a lesbian couple, Keri Jones and Cristy Gleeve, who are parents of Glory, their daughter. Jones was involved in a high-profile child-custody dispute several years ago, Babs De Lay is the real estate agent. (Yep, she's gay, too.)"
Hey hey, more Gays are on their Way (link)
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:00 am
by _The Mighty Builder
WHAT!! Gays have Constitutionally Protected Rights? (link)
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:41 am
by _The Mighty Builder
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53473 ... e.html.csp"Now, Sen. Orrin Hatch called the ruling by a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel “judicial activism at its worst.” The LDS Church “regrets” the panel’s decision. Church members, of course, gave a lot of financial support to Prop. 8."
"A Utah lawyer who backed Prop. 8 said that if a right isn’t explicitly detailed in the U.S. Constitution, “it’s only going to be recognized if it’s fundamental to the tradition and the history of the nation.”"
Re: WHAT!! Gays have Constitutionally Protected Rights? (lin
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:31 am
by _Darth J
The Mighty Builder wrote:"A Utah lawyer who backed Prop. 8 and did not read the 9th Circuit opinion in Perry v. Brown and does not understand the difference between equal protection and substantive due process said that if a right isn’t explicitly detailed in the U.S. Constitution, “it’s only going to be recognized if it’s fundamental to the tradition and the history of the nation.”"
Fixed.
Re: WHAT!! Gays have Constitutionally Protected Rights? (lin
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:22 am
by _Dr. Shades
The Mighty Builder wrote:"A Utah lawyer who backed Prop. 8 who has never read the Ninth or Tenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America said that if a right isn’t explicitly detailed in the U.S. Constitution, “it’s only going to be recognized if it’s fundamental to the tradition and the history of the nation.”"
Fixed again.
Re: WHAT!! Gays have Constitutionally Protected Rights? (lin
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:02 pm
by _Yoda
Dr. Shades wrote:The Mighty Builder wrote:"A Utah lawyer who backed Prop. 8 who has never read the Ninth or Tenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America said that if a right isn’t explicitly detailed in the U.S. Constitution, “it’s only going to be recognized if it’s fundamental to the tradition and the history of the nation.”"
Fixed again.
LOL!
Re: MEGATHREAD: Links from The Mighty Builder on gays, etc.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:15 pm
by _Daniel2
In addition to Prop 8 being declared unconstitutional (again), AND
Washington state passing a marriage equality bill yesterday (making it the 7th state to recognize marriage between LGBT couples--
California will be the 8th),
Illinois also introduced a marriage equality bill, titled "Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act":
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article ... lity-bill-Watershed moments for civil rights are happening!!! :-)
Daniel2
Re: MEGATHREAD: Links from The Mighty Builder on gays, etc.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:05 pm
by _Daniel2
Is anyone aware of the LDS church making any statements about Washington state? Or the pending legislation in Illinois?
Interesting how the Utah leadership's directives haven't promoted the need to fight against gay marriage in other states, as they did with California (so far as I'm aware)...
If gay marriage was worth the Prophet's and Twelve's public call to arms to fight against in California, why haven't they issued similar calls to action elsewhere?
Daniel2
Re: MEGATHREAD: Links from The Mighty Builder on gays, etc.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:15 pm
by _Fence Sitter
Daniel2 wrote:Is anyone aware of the LDS church making any statements about Washington state? Or the pending legislation in Illinois?
Interesting how the Utah leadership's directives haven't promoted the need to fight against gay marriage in other states, as they did with California (so far as I'm aware)...
If gay marriage was worth the Prophet's and Twelve's public call to arms to fight against in California, why haven't they issued similar calls to action elsewhere?
Daniel2
PR
Re: MEGATHREAD: Links from The Mighty Builder on gays, etc.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:22 pm
by _Buffalo
Daniel2 wrote:Is anyone aware of the LDS church making any statements about Washington state? Or the pending legislation in Illinois?
Interesting how the Utah leadership's directives haven't promoted the need to fight against gay marriage in other states, as they did with California (so far as I'm aware)...
If gay marriage was worth the Prophet's and Twelve's public call to arms to fight against in California, why haven't they issued similar calls to action elsewhere?
Daniel2
I believe California has the greatest number of Mormons in any state except Utah, so I think that's why they focused on it. However, after the PR spanking they've gotten for their shenanigans in California, I doubt they'll be overtly supporting similar initiatives any time soon.