What the Proposition 8 Protest Taught Us

Proposition 8 passed in California overturning the Gay marriage law by
5% margin. In the two weeks since the election, activists have been
going on TV and torturing the Mormon Church for their $20 million campaign
to Pass the Prop and they have been educating people about the fairness of love in any
marriage:

More than a thousand gay-rights activists gathered Thursday afternoon
outside the Mormon temple in Westwood to protest the role Mormons
played in passing Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in
California.

It was the latest in an escalating campaign directed against the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for its role in marshaling
millions of dollars in contributions from its members for the
successful campaign to take away same-sex marriage rights.

During the campaign, a website established by Proposition 8 opponents
used campaign finance data and other public records to track Mormon
political contributions to the Yes-on-8 campaign. Opponents estimated
that members of the church had given more than $20 million…

Through that activism — through that education of
minds by speaking out and being heard — those in California that would
now overturn Proposition 8 is now at 8%… a mind-numbing changing of
thought swing of 13%! Now that’s a meme. That is memeingful.