The Mormon church fucked up.

I imagine this will offend some people, but I have to confess, I don't care...

The Mormon church (or LDS) threw a lot of money at the campaign to get California "prop 8" passed. This was the state constitutional amendment that made same-sex marriage illegal again. 'Cause, you know... if anyone should be telling people about marriage, it's Mormons. So, I'll overlook (for now) that the premise of the Mormon faith is perhaps even more ridiculous than regular old Christianity. I'll restrain myself... this is me not pointing out anything about magic underwear, conveniently missing golden tablets, or idiotic beliefs about Native Americans. Okay... moving on and not discussing any of that stuff...

What it comes down to is this: as a church, LDS receives tax exempt status. Due to the constitutional separation of church and state, they are not permitted to use their funds to support political causes. It's the same as using the pulpit to campaign for a particular political figure. Some churches got in trouble in that way recently by endorsing McCain. After prop 8 passed there were several protests at the LDS headquarters in Salt Lake City. The church was very quick to point out that they were not happy, a church spokesperson said:

"While those who disagree with our position on Proposition 8 have the right to make their feelings known, it is wrong to target the Church and its sacred places of worship for being part of the democratic process"

Well, two things wrong there. First, a church is not protected from peaceful protests being directed at it. Second, the church shouldn't have been involved in the "democratic process" at all. Do they not get this? Plain and simple, the Mormon church should be stripped of its tax exempt status. Go here, sign the petition, and send the Mormon church a message. Show them we won't have religious organizations interfering with our laws.