Reply #1: The point is well taken.

[SidneyCarton]

I understand the wrath which the GLBT community has at my church, so long as it does not turn violent, I see it as fully justified and understandable in the wake of Proposition 8. Indeed, any different results from the passing of this initiative would have been unthinkable.

That said, the fact that the Mormons have drawn considerable more ire than their major coalition partner, the Catholic Church, leaves one wondering if the ads and post-election venting aren't a little calculated. After all, a serious, scathing attack on the Catholics would likely alienate Latino voters, whose support at the ballot box will be necessary should an electoral effort need to be made to overturn Proposition 8. The Mormon vote, however, is numerically insignificant, and unlikely to be easily turned. Therefore Mormons become acceptable scapegoats for the Proposition 8 results.

Now, I accept that the degree of anger directed toward the Mormons could be considered proportional to the ground-level support which members of the faith gave to the effort, but surely this was not solely the work of one faith?