When the Mormons come to your door

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Apparently some Mormons stopped by my house last week, when I wasn't home, so I heard about it from Valerie later. She was not aware that the Mormon church funded California's proposition 8, donating the bulk of the money to run ads in the final weeks; it's quite likely that it would not have passed without their help.

If I were home when they came, I would have asked about it. I don't necessarily presume that young canvassers agree with their church, but it played such a pivotal role in passing the gay marriage ban, and here they are canvassing for converts, so they're at least acting in support of it. Mormon canvassers are, as far as I can tell, always polite, so I'd be polite. I'd also make it clear that I believe their church is a terrible influence on the world and I actively advise my friends to avoid it.

If Mormons come to your door, remember to ask them about prop 8? I'm curious to hear what they say.

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A couple weeks ago a couple Mormons on mission came to my door and I asked them exactly that; they said that yes, the church and its members were against homosexuality. They weren't aware of anything the church itself did for Prop 8, but did admit that various members of the church were probably inspired to donate or work towards the proposition that marriage should be kept between a man and a woman.

I didn't press them on the issue; I'm glad I kept it civil, but I want them to send the message back to wherever it is they report in, that they're hearing this question a lot, and it's making people less receptive.