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posted Friday, October 9, 2009 - Volume 37 Issue 41 Reid rips LDS Church's Prop. 8 supportMajority leader calls it a waste of church resources and good will. By Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune 10/13/2009 Washington - In a meeting with gay-rights activists last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid criticized the LDS Church for backing a ballot measure banning same-sex marriage in California, saying the leaders of his faith should have stayed out of the contentious political fight. Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, is the highest ranking elected official who is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He previously has not commented on the flood of Mormon money and volunteers who helped propel Proposition 8 to victory in November. But three organizers of the past weekend's National Equality March said Reid brought up the topic during a conversation in his office. full story: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13546968 |
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