Anti-Prop 8 Tactics Now Appearing

[exUte]

Originally Posted by PaloAltoCougar

The father of a teammate of my son knows we're LDS. At a game yesterday, he was talking to my wife and, inaccurately presuming we're big Prop 8 supporters, told her about a letter he had received at the office (he owns a company in Silicon Valley) during the week. Apparently an LDS employee of his had made a donation to Prop 8. Donors are apparently required to identify their employers, perhaps to guard against employers coercing employees to donate on behalf of a cause. The letter said the following:

I am appalled that a representative of your company (ref below) has
donated a large sum of money to the hateful, discriminatory, marriage
denigrating Yes on Proposition 8 campaign in California. Unless your
company issues a public statement of disassociation with the views of this
individual and speaks out against the passage of Proposition 8, I will not
consider your company for future needs and will recommend to my friends,
family, and associates that they do not do business with your company.

Our friend said he told the employee not to sweat it, that his employees could donate to whatever they wanted, but he was still a bit bugged by the letter. Apparently these are being sent to a lot of employers.

it's the letter from the 1st Presidency that is in appropriate! Didn't you know that?

Time to choose.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Pac, Is it okay with your friend for employees to donate to the Klan, the American Nazi Party?

I retired before seeing your question (actually, I've been up all night struggling to formulate a worthy response). I haven't asked the guy your question, nor will I. He's a pretty bright fellow who doesn't see things in binary terms. While he may disagree with Prop. 8, he understands the sincerity and basic goodness of those who do, and he allows a wide range of views within his organization. He also recognizes that when a polemicist resorts to the Nazi card, the argument is almost always flawed and its proponent is shooting blanks.