SF Chronicle Jeopardizes Marriage Equality

by Paul Hogarth via Beyond Chron

Fri, Oct 24, 2008 7:10AM

Friday, October 24, 2008 : In the final stretch of this election, Proposition 8 is dangerously close in the polls—after months of it being safely behind. With massive out-of-state funding, including $8.4 million from the Mormon Church, the “Yes on 8” campaign has scared many swing voters into falsely believing that marriage equality will intrude on their religion and indoctrinate their children.

And while the San Francisco Chronicle took a formal position against it, the paper’s news coverage—which has a far greater impact than its editorial endorsements—has actively pushed a meme that helps Prop 8’s message. Over the last two weeks, the paper has treated a first-grade teacher’s wedding as front-page news, repeated the line that Gavin Newsom is a liability and that San Francisco is “so different” from the rest of the state, and fomented divisions within liberal constituencies that give wavering voters an “out” in supporting Prop 8. With the stakes in this election higher than virtually any other race, the Chronicle should not think that merely opposing Prop 8 can absolve them of responsibility should it pass on November 4th.

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§Clarification on funding from Mormon Church

by Brian Song

Fri, Oct 24, 2008 8:00AM

Just to clarify, the Mormon church has not donated a single dollar. It has all come from the 700,000 Mormons WITHIN California. Get the facts straight.

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§Mormon Church TELLS member what to do

by so...

Fri, Oct 24, 2008 11:11AM

About the same thing as the church giving the money, I'd say.
How hard is it for Mormons to understand the concept of separation of church and state?

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§Mormons Tithe and Follow Unthinkingly

by It's too bad

Fri, Oct 24, 2008 11:16AM

It's too bad that Mormons follow the tenants of their religion without thinking about the consequences. Equality is fundamental to American democracy. Whether the church is actually "giving" the money to Yes on 8 or not, the people who give it are essentially donating at the direction of the LDS.

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