Gays push back: Thousands protest churches in California [video]
”In San Francisco, on Friday night, about 1,000 people gathered in the streets in protest. In Los Angeles, on Saturday, 12,000 people converged in the Silver Lake neighborhood. And in more conservative San Diego, also on Saturday, another 10,000 people took to the streets. On Sunday, about 2,500 people gathered on the steps of the state capital in Sacramento to protest at a 3-hour rally against the marriage ban. And, it being Sunday and all, hundreds of people gathered to have their voices heard outside the Saddleback Church, the Evangelical mega-church in Orange County, California, that pushed for the ban after hosting the candidates this summer. About 4,00 people assembled outside Oakland, California’s Mormon temple, protesting that church’s involvement in the campaign for Prop 8 as well. Church members contributed an estimated 40% of the individual donations made to the $30 million ‘Yes on 8’ fund. More than 3,000 protesters filed past the church of Latter Day Saints Chuch and headquarters and Mormon temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. And, in Chicago, on Saturday night, hundreds of people gathered to speak out against Dr. James Dobson, in town for his Radio Hall of Fame induction…. According to a former spokesperson for the ‘No on 8’ campaign, the protests are being organized ‘grassroots style.’ You have Facebook and MySpace and CraigsList postings and even text messages.”
Dr. Rachel Maddow reporting on her MSNBC news and opinion show. (Rachel Maddow Show)
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