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Backlash Against Mormons Over Prop 8 Looms Large Posted by Pile (21436 views) [E-Mail link] [Activists] After spending more than $20 Million to lobby for the passage of Proposition 8 in California, which retroactively banned gay marriage and nullified 20,000 existing marriages, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as "The Mormons" is catching quite a lot of backlash, from campaigns to revoke the church's tax-exempt status to calls to boycott the entire state of Utah! People are being urged to file a complaint with the IRS to investigate the tax-exempt status of the Mormon church - complete sets of documents detailing the planned attempts of the church to engage in active political lobbying and more, which many say is in violation of law. There's also a list of Mormon-owned companies that people are boycotting. Others are resigning from the church if they're Mormon, or calling for an outright ban of Utah, the stronghold of the Mormons and home of the popular Sundance Film Festival. Utah's growing tourism industry and the star-studded Sundance Film Festival are being targeted for a boycott by bloggers, gay rights activists and others seeking to punish the Mormon church for its aggressive promotion of California's ban on gay marriage. It could be a heavy price to pay. Tourism brings in $6 billion a year to Utah, with world-class skiing, a spectacular red rock country and the film festival founded by Robert Redford, among other popular tourist draws. "At a fundamental level, the Utah Mormons crossed the line on this one," said gay rights activist John Aravosis, an influential blogger in Washington, D.C. "They just took marriage away from 20,000 couples and made their children bastards," he said. "You don't do that and get away with it." Salt Lake City is the world headquarters for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which counts about 62 percent of Utah residents as members. The church encouraged its members to work to pass California's Proposition 8 by volunteering their time and money for the campaign. Thousands of Mormons worked as grassroots volunteers and gave tens of millions of dollars to the campaign. The ballot measure passed Tuesday. It amends the California Constitution to define marriage as a heterosexual act, overriding a state Supreme Court ruling that briefly gave same-sex couples the right to wed. The backlash against the church — and by extension Utah — has been immediate. Protests erupted outside Mormon temples, Facebook groups formed telling people to boycott Utah, and Web sites such as mormonsstoleourrights.com began popping up, calling for an end to the church's tax-exempt status. Church spokeswoman Kim Farah said in a statement about the temple protests Friday that it is "disturbing" that the church is being singled out for exercising its right to speak up in a free election. "While those who disagree with our position on Proposition 8 have the right to make their feelings known, it is wrong to target the Church and its sacred places of worship for being part of the democratic process," Farah said. The church had said in a statement after Tuesday's vote that "no one on any side of the question should be vilified, intimidated, harassed or subject to erroneous information." Aravosis is the editor of the popular americablog.com, which has about 900,000 unique monthly visitors. He is calling for skiers to choose any state but Utah and for Hollywood actors and directors to pull out of the Sundance Film Festival. Other bloggers and readers have responded to his call. "There's a movement afoot and large donors are involved who are very interested in organizing a campaign, because I do not believe in frivolous boycotts," said Aravosis, who has helped organize boycotts against "Dr. Laura" Schlessinger's television show, Microsoft and Ford over gay rights issues. "The main focus is going to be going after the Utah brand," he said. "At this point, honestly, we're going to destroy the Utah brand. It is a hate state." Boycott: List of Supporters of Prop 8 Here is a list of businesses who have endorsed / donated to Yes on 8 that you can boycott. Whether or not Prop 8 passes, you can still vote with you dollar. Ag West Distributing Co Alpasina Insurance Services Unable to locate info American Build & Design, Inc American Focus Alhambra, CA Automated Environments Bambrick & Associates Anaheim, CA Best Tire and Automotive San Pedro, CA Bluefields Creative Rich Bott-Bott Radio Network Fresno/Modesto/Merced 99.9FM Bradley L. Quick Insurance Agency Escondido, CA Briden Wilson Farm Arbuckle, CA Buildex Inc. Granite Bay, CA Busy Little Bee Daycare San Jose, CA CC Layne & Sons Inc Unable to locate info Carter Construction Company (Texas based) Chiropractic Family Health Center El Cajon, CA Classic Clean, Inc. Los Gatos, CA Community West Mortgage Scotts Valley, CA Cornerstone Custom Construction Unable to locate info Cottonwood Quilting Silverado,CA Culp Diversified Properties Red Bluff, CA Curry Copy Center of Hemet Cyrus Tree Service David Smalley MD Riverside, CA Design Electric Pleasanton, CA Direct to You Mobile Dentistry Murrieta, CA Duncan's Auto Sales Corning, CA Ebmeyer Charter and Tour EL VOCERO MAGAZINE Salinas, CA Environmental Geology Services Esthetique Dental Center Auburn, CA Everything4Mom.com (Wisconsin based) Fahillion Technology Consultants San Luis Obispo, CA Fetal Diagnostic Center Mission Viejo, CA The Fire & Cop Shop Moreno Valley, CA First Data Cardservice Laguna Beach, CA First Experiences Preschool Bakersfield, CA First Security Home Loans Poway, CA GFBB Benefits and Insurance Roseville, CA Golden Door Press Santa Rosa, CA Guy Strohmeiers Auto Center Lakeport, CA Harmonious Scents Haws, Record & Magnusson, Attorneys at Law Santa Barbara, CA Home Instead Senior Care Honda Car Repair Tracy, CA I Wannabe Costumes West Sacramento, CA Images by Aida Sherman Oaks, CA inetMatrix Riverside, CA Even ads on website for protect marriage Inspired Stylus Writing and Copyediting affiliated with iNetMatrix Riverside, CA Jason's Glass Tint San Clemente, CA Justin A. March Associates El Cajon, CA Kerr Real Estate Advisors Fair Oaks, CA Knapp Financial Calabasas, CA Lampstand Studios (Colorado based) Land Resource Investments (Nevada based) The Law Office of H. Craig Miller Roseville, CA Law Offices of Kimber B. Goddard Sacramento, CA Lewis Appliance Repair and Installation Los Banos, CA Lion's Roar Media Victorville, CA Maximum Marketing Inc Bakersfield, CA MJ Baxter Drilling Company El Cajon, CA May be affliliated with M.J.B. Floral Services MOTE Inc San Diego, CA Napa Valley Engraving Napa, CA NordalAppraisal.com Encinitas, CA NorthBay Neonatology Associates Pacific Coast Auto Body San Diego, CA PaperPack, Inc. (Georgia based) Quietcool, inc Winchester, CA RCS Door Service Salida, CA Reimer's Wholesale Nursery Bakersfield, CA Reliable Referrals LLC (Wisconsin based) Resources For Continuing Education, Inc BRYN MAWR CA RF Sweet & Associates Real Estate Palm Desert, CA Rickert Cabinetry Silverado,CA Roche Oil, Inc Tulare, CA Rockingham Asset Management Los Angeles, California RPM Events, Inc. San Luis Rey, Ca The Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System (SCVHHS) http://www.sccgov.org/... Santa Clara, CA Schindler & Schindler Inc Fountain Valley, CA Scott McDonald & Assoc. Scott McDonald is former Marketing Manager for the California D. A. Senior Helper's Fresno, CA Sheppard & Associates Insurance Agency Citrus Heights, CA Sibling Systems Roseville, CA Splash! Designworks (Delaware based) Dover, Delaware Stubblefield Family Chiropractic Yuba City, CA Superior Notary, LLC Rocklin, CA Tri-Valley Propac, Inc Danville, CA Tropical Sands Vacations Corona, CA Valencia Tax Service SAN YSIDRO, CA Warren Photography Victorville, CA The Wellness Advantage (Arizona based) Scottsdale, AZ West Coast Commercial Mortgage, Inc Huntington Beach, CA White Diamond Jewelers Canoga Park, CA WishIHadThat.com Bakersfield, California The this is not complete, there were a few that I could find no info on, you can see the list in full at www.protectmarriage.com. Churches supporting Prop 8: Includes evangelicals, fundamentalists, Anglicans, Baptists, Southern Baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, Scientologists, and Mormons. A. V. Alpha & Omega Ministries, Palmdale Abundant Life Assembly of God, Copeland Abundant Life Christian Fellowship All Seasons Ministries, El Cajon Alpha and Omega Arlington Apostolic Church, Riverside Alpine Anglican Church, Alpine Amador Family Fellowship Baldwin Park Church of Christ Bethel Christian Fellowship Bible Fellowship Church, Ventura Biggs Community Assembly of God Bright Mission Chapel Bundy Canyon Christian Church and School, Wildomar Calvary Assembly of God Calvary Assembly, Milpitas Calvary Baptist Church Calvary Baptist Church, Modesto Calvary Chapel of the Harbour Calvary Chapel Chino Hills Calvary Chapel Rancho Santa Margarita Calvary Christian Center Calvary Church Calvary Temple Camarillo Community Church Canopy of Prayer Ministries Canyon View Church of Christ, San Diego Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Centerpoint Church Central Baptist Church of Indio Centro Cristiano Pan De Vida Chapel in the Pines, Arnold Chinese Evangelical Free Church, Monterey Park Chinese Grace Bible Church, Sacramento Christ Driven Church of Fowler Ca. Christian Life Assembly Christian Life Center Christian Life Tools Christian Outreach for Armenians, Glendale Church of Christ, Upland Church of the Living Christ Church of the Living God of Perris Church of the Nazarene Church of the Rock Church of Scientology of San Diego Community Counseling Services, Inc. Community Christian Alliance Church Core Christian Fellowship, Murrieta Cornerstone Baptist Church Cornerstone Baptist Church, Nicholasville KY Cornerstone Christian Church, El Dorado Hills Cornerstone Community Church of San Clemente Cornerstone Fellowship, Livermore CrossPoint Community Church of the Nazarene Dan Kricorian Ministries Int'l Dayspring Christian Fellowship Desert Stream Ministries Destiny Faith Center Divine Mercy Knights of Columbus (14158), Natomas Door of Faith Ministries International East Clairemont Baptist Church, San Diego Eastside Christian Church El Cajon Wesleyan Church, El Cajon Elsinore Christian Center, Lake Elsinore Evangelical Free Church of Walnut Faith Chapel Church of God in Christ, San Diego Faith Community Church by the Sea, Encinitas Faith Tabernacle Faith to Faith Fellowship, Temecula F.C.F. Int'l Ministries Filipino American Community Church First Baptist Church Anaheim First Baptist Church of Fillmore First Baptist Church of Hesperia First Baptist Church of Menlo Park First Baptist Church of Taft First Baptist Church, Lomita First Evangelical Church of Cerritos First Fil-Am Christian Church First Foursquare Gospel Church of San Jose, San Jose First Fundamental Bible Church of Monterey Park First Presbyterian Church, Amarillo TX First Southern Baptist, Yucca Valley Fontana Foursquare Church Foxworthy Baptist Church Free Indeed Christian Fellowship, Perris Freedom Community Christian Church, Perris Freewill Missionary Baptist Church, San Diego Freewill Missionary Baptist Church, San Diego Friends Church, Yorba Linda Friendship Christian Fellowship Church, Moreno Valley Gem of the Valley Church, Murrieta God’s Word Church, Apple Valley Golden Altar Ministries, San Jose Golden Gate Christian Church Hamilton Square Baptist Church Harvest Christian Fellowship Heart of the Canyons Church High Desert Church, Victorville Highland Springs Fellowship, Banning Hillsdale Baptist Church, North Highlands Hope Vineyard Church, Santa Clarita House of Luke, Hemet Independent Church of Lake Elsinore Irvine First Chinese Baptist Church Joy Ministry for Christ, Los Angeles Jubilee Family Church, Oskaloosa IA Kingdom Conditioning Ministries, INC. Koinonia Evangelistic Center, Moreno Valley Lake Murray Church, Assemblies of God Life Center Church, Lakewood Light by the Bay Church, San Lorenzo Lighthouse Assembly of God, Murrieta Lighthouse Community Church, Lathrop Live Ride Christian Church Living Faith Christian Fellowship, Garden Grove Living Stones Ministries Living Word Christian Church, San Diego Love and Unity Church of God in Christ, Compton Luke Four Eighteen Ministries International, Temecula Maranatha Chapel Maranatha Chapel, Rancho Bernardo Menlo Park Community Church of God in Christ, Menlo Park Meridian Southern Baptist, El Cajon Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, San Diego Mountain View Community Church, Temecula Mount Zion Assemblies Napoleon Washington, Jr. Evangelistic Assn. Nations Harvest Church, Sunnyvale New Birth Kingdom Covenant New Covenant Ministries Christian Fellowship New Day Church New Destiny Christian Church, Inc. New Life Presbyterian Church New Light Church of God, Riverside New Seasons Church Newhall Church of the Nazarene New Venture Christian Fellowship Northside Christian Church Oasis of Faith Christian Center Oroville Nazarene Church Our Lady of the Redwoods Catholic Church Our Redeemer Lives Church, Lake Elsinore Paradise Hills Southern Baptist Church Progressive M.B.C. of Berkeley Rancho Baptist Church, Temecula Ray of Hope Church, Pomona Redemption Christian Fellowship Refuge Ministries Resurrection Power Ministries Revival Christian Fellowship, Menifee Ripon Grace Brethren Church Rose Drive Friends Church, Yorba Linda Rubidoux First Assembly of God San Antonio Heights Community Church, San Bernardino San Diego Christian Worship Center, San Diego San Jose Church of Christ, San Jose San Jose Foursquare Church, San Jose San Jose Open Bible Church, San Jose San Jose Word of Faith Christian Center, San Jose San Mateo Pro Life Santa Rosa Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Set Free Ministries of San Diego, San Diego Seventh Day Sabbath Second Advent Church Sierra Madre Congregational Church Shepherd of the Hills Skyline Wesleyan Church, El Cajon Solid Ground Brethren in Christ Church, Alta Loma Sonoma Valley Community Church South Coast Christian Assembly South Valley Christian Church, San Jose Southwest Christian Church, Temecula Southwest Community Church, Indian Wells Spirit Life Worship Center St. Andrew Orthodox Church St. Joseph Church St Timothy Orthodox Church St. Mary Catholic Church St. Patrick's Church State College Blvd. Church of Christ, Anaheim Survivors of Assault Recovery/Living Word Christian Church, San Diego TEN27 Church The Bridge Church The Calvary Chapel Churches The Church of God of Prophecy, National City The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints The Home Church, Campbell The Oasis Foursquare Church The Rock Church, San Diego Trinity Baptist Church Tyler Baptist Church, Riverside Valley Christian Church, Chino Victory International Church, San Mateo Victory Outreach of Eagle Rock Vineyard Family Christian Fellowship, Downey Vista Hope Church of the Nazarene Voices of Hope Ministries Whittier Church of Christ, Whittier Wildwood Calvary Chapel Windsor Hills Baptist Church, La Mesa Word of Life Ministries Int’l, Riverside Word of Truth Ministries World Overcomers Church International Zion Christian Fellowship, Spring Valley Zion Lutheran Church, North Highlands, CA See also Mormons stole our rights   Posted by loltedum on 2008-11-11 10:24:35 This is how to get things done. Great organizing. too little too late Posted by Gene Andrews on 2008-12-07 12:11:21 Too little too late! The great organizing needed to be done more before November 4th. Obviously the churches did a better job than all of you did. Get over it! Democracy has spoken. Posted by Anonymous on 2009-03-27 09:02:07 Now this is just f*cked. I don't see the big deal with marriage. I mean, who the f*ck wants to get married? You get stuck with the same bitch/asshole for the 'rest of your life' and when she goes down hill the bitch gets your money. I think marriage is a pretty miserable lifestyle and if gays want to do it I don't see what the big deal is. I'm just dumbfounded because the Bible also states that people who get a divorce go to hell, and what is the divorce rate? Seriously, these people need to read the entire f*cking Bible instead of being so selective and insensitive to minority/at risk populations. If god existed I bet you 90% of the assholes that consider themselves godly would be sent to hell for being cruel... but then again I guess that's what the Bible is all about. That's pretty disgusting. There's nothing wrong with being gay. Love is love and I don't see why people have to devote so much hatred to that. WTF is the big deal? This shouldn't even be a f*cking issue. It's not like a gay guy is going to come up and try to have sex with a straight man, it's not like being gay makes you a sex driven homo and you go f*ck a bunch of straight guys in the ass. What you do in the bedroom, who cares? Some people like shitting on eachother and eating it for f*ck sakes, I don't see any 'anti-scat' parades and laws. Seriously, WTF is the big deal? Owner Posted by Lampstand Studios on 2009-11-15 14:47:43 Thanks for adding me to your list of businesses that have supported Prop 8 in California. I welcome the new business. BTW I am not Mormon sour grapes Posted by marza esparza on 2010-08-02 03:55:27 It's obvious that your disagreement isn't against the Mormons--It's against our Heavenly Father who knew you before you were born and without His mercy you couldn't draw your next breath. And one thing is for sure---you can't boycott HIM! He is your best friend--get to KNOW HIM---He loves you! Big Posted by j73061 on 2015-01-20 14:29:10 GREAT JOB Church Of The Latter Day Saints. GOD created the INSTITUTION of marriage to be a MAN and WOMAN. I PRAY that every organization and person that pushed for Prop 8 prospers in JESUS NAME. The Devil is a LIAR.   Comments   Name: (change name for anonymous posting) Title: Comments:     1 Article displayed.

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