The Gay Slant: The Mormon Anti-Gay Money Trail
By Walter Weeks , On Top Magazine
California -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons) is an often misunderstood religious minority (2%) in California, but figures out this week show the 13-million member church is having a huge impact on gay marriage in the State. Mormon members have contributed between 35-and-40% of the money raised to support Proposition 8 – the constitutional amendment that seeks to ban gay marriage in the State.
Despite the huge anti-gay bankroll, support for the gay marriage ban has fallen since July.
The poll reveals a majority of Catholics (55%) back gay marriage.
Both campaigns in California have announced plans to spend approximately $20 million on the issue. Imagine the homeless woman, hungry man, or orphaned child that money might have sparred – wasted on a self-serving attempt to deny basic rights to Americans.
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