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Other religious organizations that supported Proposition 8 include the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, [92] Eastern Orthodox Church, [93] a group of Evangelical Christians led by Jim Garlow and Miles McPherson, [94] American Family Association, Focus on the Family [95] and the National Organization for Marriage. [96]
Proposition 8 added "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California" to the California Constitution. [4] Proposition 8 was the most expensive proposition in United States history and sharply divided social conservatives and social liberals, as part of the ongoing American culture wars. The ballot initiative was ...
Garlow has previously claimed that his prayer gatherings led to the passage of California's Proposition 8, the anti-gay amendment that was later overturned by the courts. [ 15 ] Explaining his position to the far right of evangelicals in America, Garlow has suggested that the term evangelical should be abandoned by religious conservatives in ...
The first two-thirds tells the history of Proposition 8; the final third is a wrenching exploration of the effects on gay Mormons of the church's strict taboo on homosexuality." it concludes "The movie shows the depth of religion-based loathing of homosexuality, like that of abortion, to be primal." [11]
2 November 2008 – Hundreds of people gathered at the Salt Lake City library in a protest of Prop 8 organized by LDS mothers of gay children. [81] [82] 6 November 2008 – In Los Angeles over two thousand people protested at the LDS temple over the LDS church's heavy involvement in the recent passing of California's Prop 8 banning same-sex ...
2008 California Proposition 8; 0–9. 8 (play) 8: The Mormon Proposition; A. American Foundation for Equal Rights; C. Californians Against Hate; The Case Against 8;
Arizona Proposition 107 – On November 7, 2006, Arizona rejected a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions by 51.8% of the vote. Two years later Arizona voters approved a more narrow amendment banning only same-sex marriage.
In 2008, Archbishop Niederauer campaigned in favor of California's Proposition 8, a ballot measure to recognize heterosexual marriage as the only valid marriage within California. Niederauer claims to have been instrumental in forging alliances between Catholics and Mormons to support the measure.