Democracy

So, I've been thinking over some of the results of the election. If you look through the results you'll find that several anti-gay-marriage measures passed in several states. People that support gay-marriage are irate over those measures passing, and many are taking aim at the LDS church. Unfortunately for them, when it comes down to it, the people that live in those areas voted, it was their votes that decided the outcome. The LDS church, or any other organization, didn't force anyone to vote one way or the other, there was no voter intimidation. The will of the people allowed measured like Proposition 8 to pass. That's how Democracy works. Sorry you don't like it. Sometimes Democracy doesn't turn out the way you want, I direct you towards the 8 years of Bush that we had to put up with. But you don't get to agree with Democracy when it goes your way, and then argue against Democracy when things go the other way.

There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about the LDS church's role in the passing of Proposition 8. Yes, the church supported it. Yes, the church encouraged people to donate to the campaign to pass Prop 8. However, as always, individual members were allowed to decide the matter for themselves. You can oppose Proposition 8 and still be a temple worthy church member. Church members were not being "forced" or "coerced" into supporting, donating towards, or voting for Proposition 8.

I'm sorry if Democracy didn't work out for you this time. You can do what everyone else does, suck it up, and better luck next time. If the monetary contributions made by LDS church members was enough to swing the vote to pass Proposition 8 then next time your side will need to raise more money, that's how Democracy works. Deal with it.