The Church's Amendment Campaign

Post by **_CaliforniaKid** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:40 pm

The following is from Times & Seasons. The comments have made the interesting point that the Church doesn't wage political campaigns in other countries that try to legalize gay marriage, and pointed out that the website Church members are being asked to do so appears to be evangelical-run.

by Kaimi Wenger

Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008
From: [redacted]
Subject: MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT MONSON

President Monson has asked that we, as members of the church in California, do all we can to support the California Protection of Marriage initiative on the November ballot. He has asked our Stake President to recruit one couple from each ward to assist in this endeavor. [redacted] and [redacted] were recruited from the [redacted] Ward and their first assignment is to raise money.

It is critical that we raise as much money as possible in the month of July. We have been given permission to use the Ward list and to spread literature at church, but we cannot collect money on church property. However, we have been told that we can collect money at a church function that is not at the building.

Therefore, we will be collecting funds tonight at the [Enrichment night activity at another location] and are hoping for your support. Since [redacted] [cannot attend], [redacted] has volunteered to accept donations on their behalf. Any amount is appreciated and all donations will be kept confidential. We can accept checks or credit cards only – no cash contributions. Checks should be made payable to “ProtectMarriage.com” and more information can be obtained at the www.protectmarriage.com website.

We know that times are difficult financially right now, but may we suggest one way of finding extra money might be to give up fast food or dining out for a month and to donate the savings.

Thank you, in advance, for your support of this very important issue.

_Ray A · Post by **_Ray A** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:26 pm

As far as I'm aware the Church hasn't been involved in any proactive campaigns against SSM in Australia. Both the Liberal and Labor governments have been opposed, and the current PM Kevin Rudd is determined to hold the party line. Some equal civil rights have been given to gay partnerships, but the seal of marriage isn't one of them. Muslims have also publicly opposed gay marriage in Oz, but are now campaigning to have polygamy legalised.

Post by **_harmony** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:33 pm

Ray A wrote:As far as I'm aware the Church hasn't been involved in any proactive campaigns against SSM in Australia. Both the Liberal and Labor governments have been opposed, and the current PM Kevin Rudd is determined to hold the party line. Some equal civil rights have been given to gay partnerships, but the seal of marriage isn't one of them. Muslims have also publicly opposed gay marriage in Oz, but are now campaigning to have polygamy legalised.

Gotta love those inspired Muslims.

Post by **_Mahonri** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:56 pm

Maybe Tommy & the terrible two can take some of their $2billion and divert it from the shopping center. A big help would be to let Victorias Secret back in so they can promote heterosexual relationships and kick back a percentage to the cause?

Post by **_moksha** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:23 pm

harmony wrote:
Ray A wrote:As far as I'm aware the Church hasn't been involved in any proactive campaigns against SSM in Australia. Both the Liberal and Labor governments have been opposed, and the current PM Kevin Rudd is determined to hold the party line. Some equal civil rights have been given to gay partnerships, but the seal of marriage isn't one of them. Muslims have also publicly opposed gay marriage in Oz, but are now campaigning to have polygamy legalised.

Gotta love those inspired Muslims.

Is there any chance of the Church donating to this initiative as well?

Post by **_CaliforniaKid** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:26 am

Another interesting tidbit from the comments at Times and Seasons:

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sister blah2 writes,

Just a little factual quibble–it is not correct that donations will be confidential. According to the Protect Marriage website itself, they must adhere to same campaign finance disclosure laws as everyone else. Anyone making donations totaling $100 or more will have their name and donation history be made public. The internet makes it incredibly easy to access this information (you can have a lot of fun at that link–and waste a lot of time! you are duly warned :-) ).

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So it appears Tommy's lackeys either didn't get the memo or are not being entirely forthcoming.