{"id":74,"date":"2009-01-24T17:41:26","date_gmt":"2009-01-24T17:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mormoninquiry\/2009\/01\/tom-hanks-take-two.html"},"modified":"2009-01-24T17:41:26","modified_gmt":"2009-01-24T17:41:26","slug":"tom-hanks-take-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/mormoninquiry\/2009\/01\/tom-hanks-take-two.html","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hanks, take two"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom Hanks has modified his recent statement that Mormons are un-American for supporting Proposition 8 (see “Big Love producer sounds off on Prop 8<\/a>“). Through a publicist, Hanks released a statement to People Magazine<\/a> (is this the magazine of record for Hollywood types?) as follows:<\/p>\n

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Last week, I labeled members of the Mormon church who supported California’s Proposition 8 as “un-American.” I believe Proposition 8 is counter to the promise of our Constitution; it is codified discrimination. But everyone has a right to vote their conscience – nothing could be more American. To say members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who contributed to Proposition 8 are “un-American” creates more division when the time calls for respectful disagreement. No one should use “un- American” lightly or in haste. I did. I should not have.
\nSincerely,
\nTom Hanks<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you, Tom. FYI, it’s “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” A good publicist ought to catch things like that. Of course, nothing could be more American than bad spelling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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