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Originally Posted by creekster
Ok, maybe I skimmed too quickly. In any event, the protestor's perspective is not necessarily accurate, although the right to deonstrate and protest reasonably and lawfully or, more accurately (I hope) to advocate, should be protected.
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So the protestor's perspective may not necessarily be accurate. So? It is still their perspective, and the church's actions, along with the members' actions, have clearly fed into that perspective. Is it reasonable to think there will be no political blowback for the church's position? Of course not. If the worst blowback the church gets is from some protestors acting peacefully outside the temple grounds, the church should be relieved. I would imagine at some point the church becomes the focus of intense media scrutiny and criticism for their stance and strong advocacy. I assume people will complain about that too, if and when it happens.