Live: protest outside LA Temple

[TripletDaddy]

go to CNN and click on the banner link to watch the demonstration live.

Press conference for LA Gay/Lesbian center now has turned into a demonstration.

[TripletDaddy]

Yikes, that looks like it has closed down Santa Monica blvd.

Glad I am working from OC today. Traffic on the west side will be a nightmare.....or more than usual tonight.

[SeattleUte]

You heard it here first. Prop. 8 will be a costly win for the LDS Church.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

You heard it here first. Prop. 8 will be a costly win for the LDS Church.

Cuz gays were flocking to join the Church before hand?

[All-American]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Cuz gays were flocking to join the Church before hand?

Because the church has just earned itself a reputation for standing against gays. Even straight people would prefer not to be associated with groups that are perceived as bigots.

[SeattleUte]

The elite, the powerful, the rich, the intelligentcia, are on the side of the gays. The folks that joined the LDS church--anmolously--in making the difference in the vote are themselves society's downtrodden and in many cases victims. The victims turned abusers. They can't and won't do anything for the LDS Church. The LDS Church's new enemies will stop at nothing now to destroy its image, its goodwill, and they are in a position to do it. They will be brutal, ingracious, and smart. It's the 1970's redux.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

The elite, the powerful, the rich, the intelligentcia, are on the side of the gays. The folks that joined the LDS church--anmolously--in making the difference in the vote are themselves society's downtrodden and in many cases victims. The victims turned abusers. They can't and won't do anything for the LDS Church. The LDS Church's new enemies will stop at nothing now to destroy its image, its goodwill, and they are in a position to do it. They will be brutal, ingracious, and smart. It's the 1970's redux.

Hyperbole at its best. The rich, the elite don't care unless they're from Hollywood. Rich and elite may pontificate, but in the end, they don't care.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Hyperbole at its best. The rich, the elite don't care unless they're from Hollywood. Rich and elite may pontificate, but in the end, they don't care.

You don't think they care? They gave tens of millions to the gay marriage movement. They love to get self-righteous against social conservativism. I happen to know that last week the board for the King County Bar Association literally had to make a pledge to support gay marriage.

You have no idea what you're in for. The whole sordid history of the priesthood ban, etc., will be resurrected. It's a natural.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

You don't think they care? They gave tens of millions to the gay marriage movement. They love to get self-righteous against social conservativism. I happen to know that last week the board for the King County Bar Association literally had to make a pledge to support gay marriage.

You have no idea what you're in for. The whole sordid history of the priesthood ban, etc., will be resurrected. It's a natural.

For one hurrah, sure, but then they'll worry about their kids private education or the newest green fad. These people outside of those deemed directly impacted have no staying power on the issue. If not, why aren't they flocking to real issues such as cancer research?

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by Archaea

For one hurrah, sure, but then they'll worry about their kids private education or the newest green fad. These people outside of those deemed directly impacted have no staying power on the issue. If not, why aren't they flocking to real issues such as cancer research?

They are doing plenty for cancer research, my friend. I'd like you to attend some of the fund raisers up here for Fred Hutch, the Gates Foundation, and their many offshoots. But nothing gets these people's blood moving like a cause for social justice.