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DaddyG12/03/2009 12:34:32 pm PST

re: #170 torrentprime The LDS Church has been notoriously neutral in the political arena ever since Brigham Young ordered people to join different parties in Utah based on their street address (in order to prevent the Saints from voting in blocs). Support of the defense of marriage act was a rare exception based on their prime mission of strengthening families. Despite what you agree or disagree with about their viewpoint on that legislation (and you might be surprised by my own opinion which I was freely allowed to have as an LDS member with no repercussions to my status) it took a miniscule amount of the time and resources the Church collects and uses to appeal to volunteer members in the Church.

No it would not be appropriate to call a Church a pac for asking members to support a measure they felt was central to their core principles.