{"id":5,"date":"2008-11-21T17:31:01","date_gmt":"2008-11-21T17:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mormoninquiry\/2008\/11\/feeling-the-heat.html"},"modified":"2008-11-21T17:31:01","modified_gmt":"2008-11-21T17:31:01","slug":"feeling-the-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/mormoninquiry\/2008\/11\/feeling-the-heat.html","title":{"rendered":"Feeling the heat"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the LA Times: “Mormon church feels the heat over Proposition 8<\/a>.” It starts out:<\/p>\n

In June, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made a fateful decision. They called on California Mormons to donate their time and money to the campaign for Proposition 8, which would overturn a state Supreme Court ruling that permitted gay marriage.<\/p>\n

That push helped the initiative win narrow passage on election day. And it has made the Mormon Church, which for years has striven to be seen as part of the American mainstream, a political target.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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