When the Mormons come to your door

[cos]

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.

Comments

[leora.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who is mormon. It may be relevant that he does not live in the US. He is confused why his church took this political stance, as he says usually they stay out of political issues and he perceives the distinction between religious and civil marriage. So, he thinks that religious marriage is between a man and a woman, but there is no reason that civil marriage should be denied to people of the same sex.

Obviously, he's in the minority in the Mormon church, but he hasn't been excommunicated.

It's really hard to find a group of people who are all bad. There will generally be some exceptions floating around.