My wife and I just watched 8: The Mormon Proposition. After 30 years as a Mormon and five years as an ex-Mormon, I found myself swearing at the television screen, disgusted at what I was witnessing. I had no idea of the depth of treachery perpetrated by the LDS leadership to ensure that gay citizens were denied their rights of marriage in California.
This blog is not intended to convince people to leave the LDS Church, but help those who have come to such a decision transition toward a productive life. Many are the challenges of those who dare confront such issues and it is my hope to help in some small way.
And here is my thought for today: watch 8: The Mormon Proposition and realize that the Mormon church engages in secret combinations to realize its objectives: Coalitions formed with other churches to hide Mormon visibility; marching orders for its members to donate time and money to accomplish political agendas; front organizations to organize the entire movement, with clearly communicated strategies intended to hide official LDS involvement; blatant lies about financial contributions which were later retracted. Incredible.
Why does the church wish to intervene so heavily in preventing gay rights to marriage? My theory is that the church is trying to protect its temples, but that is for another day. For now, just watching this movies helps us let go of any lingering doubts about the divinely inspired or even innocent, harmless status of LDS leadership. Their methods are sinister and their attitudes as arrogant as any tyrannical government.
It is good to be free.
