Richard, the Mormom church did nothing more than counsel its members concerning the relevant points of church doctrine and urge them to take a stand for what they personally believe to be correct. The church itself donated about $4,000 to the cause – a drop in the bucket. No church phones or facilities were used to campaign. No political material was even allowed to be posted on church property. This information was all reported to me by my sister and brother-in-law, both faithful Mormons living in LA, who were active in the campaign to promote Prop 8.
The Anti-Prop 8 campaign wants you to believe that the Mormon church used all of its available power and influence to assure the passage of Prop 8. This simply is not true. It’s not how the Mormon church operates and it hasn’t been for at least the 28 years that I have been a member.
