Call the Mormon Church - tell them no more lies!

[FreeState]

HRC Action Alert:

During the fight over Proposition 8 in California which stripped same-sex couples of their legal right to marry, the influence and power of the LDS Church or Mormon Church grew each and every week as it headed to the ballot box. Even the Yes on 8 Campaign has said they couldn't have won without the Mormon Church.

And not just there. In Arizona, we now know the Mormon Church raised $7.5 million to pass Proposition 102, which forbids marriage between loving gay and lesbian couples.

And just recently in Utah, the headquarters of the LDS Church, those same anti-gay forces torpedoed every single piece of the Common Ground Initiative -- five pieces of state legislation that extended basic legal protections for LGBT Utahns.

Those same anti-gay, Mormon forces that brought you the passage of Prop. 8 in California, Prop 102 in Arizona and the defeat of Utah's pro-equality legislation have now set their sights on Illinois. We just learned today that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has sent a private email to its Illinois members urging them to contact state legislators and voice opposition to pending civil unions legislation.

The email, sent to at least one ward in Illinois, was authorized by Bishop Chris Church, of the Nauvoo, Illinois 3rd Ward, and sent by that web site's ward administrator. The email spreads many of the same bigoted lies that were hallmarks of the LDS Church's campaign to pass Prop. 8 in California and Prop. 102 in Arizona. It misleads Illinois citizens by blatantly misstating that the civil unions legislation would, "empower the public schools to begin teaching this lifestyle to our young children regardless of parental requests otherwise." It goes on to issue this incendiary and inaccurate warning – "it will also create grounds for rewriting all social mores."

No more lies! Church leaders want to spread their distortions in secrecy, but it's time to shine a light on their insidious and devious work. And you can help!

Please let the Nauvoo Illinois Mormon Temple -- the church responsible for authorizing this deceitful and fear-mongering email -- know that enough is enough. No more lies. No more secrecy. You can reach them by calling [phone].

Then take a moment and let members of the Youth and Family Committee in the Illinois State Legislature know that you support The Civil Union Bill (HB 2234).

Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago)
Chairperson
[phone]

Rep. LaShawn K. Ford (D-Chicago)
Vice-Chairperson
[phone]

Rep. Mike Fortner (R-West Chicago)
Republican Spokesperson
[phone]

Rep. William D. Burns (D-Chicago)
[phone]

Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe (D-Chicago)
[phone]

Rep. Al Riley (D-Matteson)
[phone]

Rep. Dave Winters (R-Rockford)
[phone]

Directions for identifying your legislators:

Click here to identify your state legislators and their contact information and enter your 9 digit zip code. If this link doesn’t work, you can also click here and then click on “legislator lookup” near the bottom of the page, then click on “by zip+4″. Type in your zip code, and you’ll see a list of your legislators. Make sure you contact your own state senator and state representative. It is important they hear the voices of pro-equality Illinois voters before they vote on this bill.

http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/actioncenter/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=37929006

[cobalt1999]

1. Aren't all religions built on a foundation of lies?

Kind of a lot to ask of a religious organization.

[FreeState]

2. Yeah - well there is that - but people are slowly waking up to their lies... and we can help :) n/t

[lyonn]

3. Not lies, illusions or delusions. ...nt

[KansDem]

4. Myth and superstition...

myth (mth)
n.
1.
a. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society: the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth.

re·li·gion (r-ljn)
n.
1.
a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.

Not exactly lies, but not exactly the truth, either...