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Good cop, bad cop
By
Dave Banack
I’ll review the recent LDS General Conference session by session this week, starting with the Saturday morning session. The Mormon Times provides an index with links to summaries; LDS.org has now posted full transcripts. As expected, the impact of the recent and continuing economic crisis received a lot of attention, including two contrasting talks in…
Looks like Prop 8 is here to stay
By
Dave Banack
From the Los Angeles Times, “California Supreme Court looks unlikely to kill Proposition 8.” The California Supreme Court strongly indicated Thursday it would rule that Proposition 8 validly abolished the right for gays to marry but would allow same-sex couples who wed before the November election to remain legally married. The long-awaited hearing, which came…
Additional Prop 8 disclosure info
By
Dave Banack
Here is a follow-up to my earlier post on this topic. The LDS Newsroom put up a second post regarding financial disclosures in connection with in-kind contributions to the Yes on 8 campaign by the LDS Church (as opposed to voluntary contributions by individual Mormons): “Media Reports on Proposition 8 Filing Uninformed.” The post includes…
Getting the Prop 8 contribution story straight
By
Dave Banack
The LDS Newsroom released a statement correcting media misstatements regarding the recent filing of its final report of financial assistance to the Yes on 8 campaign. On Friday, 30 January, the Church filed the final report of its contributions (all of which were non-monetary) to the ProtectMarriage.com coalition. The report, submitted in advance of the…
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