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Mormon Church Draws Protest Over Marriage Act
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 8, 2008

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Protesters marched around the headquarters of the Mormon church Friday night, criticizing the church’s support for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in California.

“Separate church and state,” the crowd chanted as it marched, some waving rainbow flags or carrying signs with messages like “Mormons: Once persecuted, now persecutors.”

An estimate from Salt Lake City police, who blocked downtown city streets for the march, put the number of participants at more than 2,000.

Preceded by an hourlong rally in a city park, the march comes three days after California voters approved Proposition 8. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encouraged its members to work to pass the amendment by volunteering their time and money for the campaign.

more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/us/09protest.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1226196175-lj2SVj6IzVZFCkd+a7P+yA
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Thousands_protest_Mormon_involvement_with_Prop_1108.html