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Oh no, they say, we’re not going to demand equal time in school curricula, we’re not going to force churches to marry us against their will… We just want “marriage,” that’s ALL we want. Then we’ll be happy, we’ll go home, we’ll get off your temple gates shouting hateful obscenities and threatening your livelihoods and [...]

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I like slumming in the “Today in the Bloggernacle” section of MormonTimes.com every morning. Its host, Emily W. Jensen, does a pretty bang-up job of digging up compelling blog entries and I like sharing in her latest discoveries (she’s cited THREE of my articles so far, so I can’t help being a fan).
Imagine my surprise [...]

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Based on Proposition 8’s passing, it’s obvious the sentiment here in California is to uphold the longstanding description of marriage. To try to obtain a favorable decision from the courts now would only further inflame the majority who voted to pass Prop. 8. That would only lead to a further backlash. The People don’t like [...]

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It was a great disappointment yesterday when members kept shoe-horning Prop 8 into their testimonies and lessons. The greatest infringement was when the high priest group leader practically proselytized the issue during his testimony with examples of pro’s and anti’s he came across. The only time Jesus’ name was mentioned was in the closing.
The five signs mentioned in [...]

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