Proposition 8. Again.

And I'm not the only one who thinks so! (If you just jumped in, I'm talking about my last post about Proposition 8 and people's biased attacks on the LDS Church for supporting it.)

Go to the link http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4728411 for a story on the latest protests held at the LDS Salt Lake Temple. Notice, especially, the last few paragraphs. Even other religious leaders are saying that the singling out of the LDS Church is unfair since there were many other religious and civic organizations involved. The LDS Church was just one of many. (If you'd like to read the statement released by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concerning the protests, you can find it at http://www.newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/church-issues-statement-on-proposition-8-protest.)

Why is it, then, that the Mormons get the brunt of the attack? Think about it for a little while. Why? Could it possibly be that the Mormons are seen as an easy target? After all, they've been persecuted and singled out for a long time now. So many ridiculous statements have been made and circulated about the Mormons that people will pretty much believe anything they hear about them, no matter how far fetched.

So next time someone whispers a juicy did-you-know about the Mormons (or some other religion like Scientology or Jehovah's Witnesses), take it with a grain of salt and, until you hear it from an actual, faithful member of that church, don't give it much credence. And don't pass it along. Stop the flow of misinformation and rumors. It's the most well-masked form of religious intolerance.