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The ‘Wifer’ Movement: What is the Media Missing on Mitt Romney?

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Romney Hides Past Donation and Support of Hate Group

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Rick Warren: Mormonism ‘denies’ Christian doctrine

By David Edwards Sunday, April 8, 2012 12:06 EDT Evangelical Saddleback Church... more

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Romney questioned about his Mormon faith

By Eric W. Dolan Monday, April 2, 2012 16:52 EDT Republican presidential candidate... more

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Romney’s cousin: Mormonism is a ‘fraud’

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Prop 8 Movie: Dustin Lance Black on Villaraigosa, Arizona and Gay Marriage

That documentary about the Mormon church's nefarious (and successful) plot to outlaw gay marriage in California, 8: The Mormon Proposition, had its LA premiere Tuesday night at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. The film, which juxtaposes the horror stories of gay Mormons with the revelation of the Church's own internal memos proving their involvement in massive fundraising efforts against legal same-sex marriage in both CA and Hawaii, preaches to the choir, but last night's choir was very enthusiastic--hissing at the bad guys, cheering the heroes, and even talking back to the screen.

After the lively screening came a passionate Q&A, featuring the film's narrator Dustin Lance Black (AKA, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Milk); political watchdog Fred Karger, who obtained the film's damning documents from a secret source ("In a gay civil rights campaign, I don't like to say 'Deep Throat,' but let's call him "Person X," he cracked); and Linda and Steve Stay, Mormons-turned-gay rights activists, whose son Tyler's marriage is featured prominently in the film. 8 director Reed Cowan--himself a former Mormon missionary--called in from the film's premiere in Seattle.

Black, who was raised Mormon, described Cowan's aggressive approach to include him in the project. "This stranger started emailed me Quicktimes of his rough cuts. I thought he was crazy," he said. "Eventually, I figured out what he was doing--he was using their own words to prove their responsibility. It wasn't us blaming them; it was really them admitting it."

A young audience member, fighting back tears, asked a question that must have been on a lot of minds: "Why didn't we know about this?!?" Outfest director Kristen Schaffer held her cell phone up to the microphone so the whole theater could hear Cowan's response: "I think we haven't been asking the right questions in this movement. We've seen the wrongs happening, but we haven't asked, 'Who are the perpetrators of the wrongs, and what can we do?' Now we're asking, we're demanding answers, and we're getting them." The crowd cheered.

Karger broke news at the event, announcing that the Mormon church will soon be held financially responsible for their failure to properly disclose who much they spent on the Prop 8 campaign. Sort of. For trying to hide the millions of dollars of church member donations laundered into marketing the proposition, the church will be fined "about $5500, which seems low to me," Karger said. "It should be socially unacceptable to give money to take away rights."

There's evidence that the tide of public opinion has turned since the 2008 vote. Black described a door-to-door survey conducted by Equality California on Harvey Milk Day, in which 38 percent of respondents said they had "changed their minds" since voting Yes on 8, which passed by four percent. Said Black, "We only need 5."

When asked by an audience member how the gay marriage fight could be impacted by the hoopla surrounding the latest hot-button civil rights issue, the new immigration policy in Arizona, Black cited a local ally. "A person who has spoken very elegantly about this is Mayor Villaraigosa, who says he'd love to see days of action" in which activists for both causes join forces. Black's recommendation? "Put on your big gay shirts and march with your Latino brothers and sisters in Arizona!"

8: The Mormon Proposition opens in 15 cities (including LA) on June 18, and premieres nationwide on cable VOD the same day.That documentary about the Mormon church's nefarious (and successful) plot to... more

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Stephen Colbert takes on the Mormon Church's Anti-Gay Ways

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New Salt Lake City Crime: Being a Man While Kissing Another Man

On Main Street Plaza in Salt Lake City this past Thursday, July 9, 2009, a gay couple... more

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Mormon church reveals deeper involvement in California's Proposition 8

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Prop 8 To Stain Sundance

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Weekly Summary Of Major U.S. Newspapers

The Washington Post leads with fears that the global economic crisis might create new national security risks. The Los Angeles Times leads with a local wildfire, but devotes its top national story to progress on a security agreement between the U.S. and Iraq. The New York Times leads with the economic downturn finally hitting Silicon Valley. The Wall Street Journal tops its world-wide newsbox with ongoing wrangling between Congress and President Bush over the possibility of providing financial aid to ailing U.S. automakers.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki privately agreed to support a proposed security agreement with the U.S., a move the LAT says is a major step toward getting the pact ratified. The agreement would have U.S. troops out of Iraqi cities by next summer and out of the country by the end of 2011. The agreement also covers military conduct in Iraq, including limiting the ability of troops to search Iraqi homes. Maliki hasn't publicly said he'll support the deal, however, and his comments on the pact seem to be damning it with faint praise. But even if he endorsed it enthusiastically, the paper says the deal could still go south, especially if it's put to a referendum and certain factions oppose it. Maliki's cabinet is expected to meet Sunday to decide whether to endorse the deal or not. The WP goes inside with radical Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr saying his followers will resume their attacks on U.S. troops unless they leave Iraq soon and do so without signing a security agreement or establishing bases.

Everyone fronts Sen. Hillary Clinton emerging as a top candidate for secretary of state in the Obama administration. After meeting with Obama in Chicago on Thursday, Clinton joins Sen. John Kerry and Gov. Bill Richardson on the short list for the post. The NYT adds that while no specific job offers were made, secretary of state isn't the only position the two former rivals discussed. Naturally, none of the papers has any named sources on this info, and the LAT even goes so far as to ponder aloud why staffers might have decided to leak this to the press. Is Clinton trying to create a tide of public support to bolster her chances? Maybe Obama is just testing public reaction to her possible nomination?cont...

The NYT fronts an interesting look at the role the Mormon Church played in outlawing gay marriage in California. The paper finds the church gave as much as $20 million to an organization working to build support for a gay marriage ban. The NYT's story might focus on the Mormons initially, but the story broadens to include a range of religious organizations that worked together to support the ban. But what's fascinating here isn't the groups that helped the measure succeed, it's the arguments they used to get undecided voters on their side. The piece is a fascinating post mortem and it's a welcome change from the parade of distressingly one-dimensional stories about black voters putting the ban over the top.

Inside, the WP covers the backlash against supporters of the gay marriage ban, including actions against businesses and religious organizations. The reprisals have taken the usual forms of protests and boycotts, but also vandalism and possibly even the mailing of white powder to the headquarters of the Mormon Church.The Washington Post leads with fears that the global economic crisis might create new... more

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Closing Arguments: Picking Sides on Prop 8

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Petition: eliminate tax exemtion for political churches

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Revoke LDS church 501(c)(3) status

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The ‘Wifer’ Movement: What is the Media Missing on Mitt Romney?

Romney Hides Past Donation and Support of Hate Group

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Romney questioned about his Mormon faith

Romney’s cousin: Mormonism is a ‘fraud’

Prop 8 Movie: Dustin Lance Black on Villaraigosa, Arizona and Gay Marriage

Stephen Colbert takes on the Mormon Church's Anti-Gay Ways

New Salt Lake City Crime: Being a Man While Kissing Another Man

Mormon church reveals deeper involvement in California's Proposition 8

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Closing Arguments: Picking Sides on Prop 8

Petition: eliminate tax exemtion for political churches

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