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Calif gay marriage advocates protest Mormon church
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Nov 07, 2008 08:44am |
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| Media | Newspaper - San Diego Union-Tribune |
| News Date | Thursday, November 6, 2008 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | AP article.
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"Hundreds of people protesting California's new ban on gay marriage demonstrated outside a Mormon temple in Westwood on Thursday, blocking traffic on a major boulevard.
The protesters claim the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spent millions to air deceptive advertisements in support of Proposition 8, which passed on Tuesday with 52 percent of voters casting their ballots to define marriage as a heterosexual union.
Mormon church spokesman Keith Atkinson said members were encouraged to support the ban on gay marriage, but the church made no institutional donations.
Police Department spokeswoman April Harding estimated that about 1,000 people came to the Westwood protest.
Sign-waving demonstrators spilled into the lanes of Santa Monica Boulevard, bringing afternoon traffic to a halt.
Advocates of gay marriage, which the state Supreme Court allowed in May, argue that the right to marry is a civil right. They have filed lawsuits to repeal the vote and have held rallies throughout the state." |
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