Memo Shows Long Term Mormon Plat Against Gays

As the crocodile tears of Mormons who got caught over their contributions to support "Yes on 8" continue to fall - these not so bright folks apparently though their contributions would not be public record - more evidence has surfaced that shows that the Mormon Church leadership has long been plotting to make sure LGBT Americans would be blocked from equal CIVIL marriage rights. Specifically, a new internal LDS Church document from a LDS General Authority (pictured at left) has surfaced showing the Church's involvement and strategy against gays going back more than a decade. Thus, Proposition 8 was not initiated as a reaction to the May 15, 2008, decision of the California Supreme Court. This new documentation also underscores why a boycott against all things Mormon by gays and their allies is justified. Both ABC News and 365gay.com have stories on the memo and what it reveals. Here are highlights from 365gay.com:

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The Church of Latter Day Saints began putting together a game plan 10 years ago to ensure same-sex marriage would not become legal, a internal church memo shows. The document, obtained by Salt Lake City ABC affiliate KTVX, was sent by a member of the LDS General Authority to a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, the church’s governing body.

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Dated March 4, 1997, the memo mentions a meeting with Gordon B. Hinckley, who was then President of the Church, and quotes Hinckley as saying the Mormons need to “move ahead” with the church’s opposition to same-sex marriage. Hinckley, according to the 11-year old document, suggests joining forces with the Roman Catholic Church. “The public image of the Catholic Church is higher than our Church. In other words, if we get into this, they are the ones with which to join,” the memo quotes him as saying.

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The Mormon Church was one of the leaders, with the Catholic Church and evangelical Protestant churches, in the passage of Proposition 8, the amendment to the California constitution that limits marriage to opposite-sex couples. The Church put an estimated $25 million into the battle to end gay marriage in California and has become a prime target of LGBT civil rights groups.

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The ABC News story adds: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could not say for sure, but believes this recently surfaced 1997 memo is authentic.And those who opposed Proposition 8 are claiming that more documents like this do exist.