Steve Young against Prop 8

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Originally Posted by BlueHair

I think so. I hear he is still dating Troy Aikman.

I just finished reading Boys Will Be Boys, by Jeff Pearlman. He spent about 2 pages ripping Skip Bayless apart for what a horrible "journalist" he was for making the Aikman is gay claim in his (Skip's) Hell Bent book.

Would an Aikman/Young marriage make them the first family of football?

[BlueHair]

Originally Posted by PaloAltoCougar

I understand the disappointment, but I don't think the damage to the Church or the Prop. 8 cause is all that bad. It's his wife who has done the talking; Steve seems to be a go-along, and when asked to comment, he declined. In my ceaseless quest for silver linings, I see some value in the fact that Mormons will be seen as having different, if respectful, views on the ballot measure. Personally, I'd be troubled by any religion that could generate unanimity among its members with respect to a general election.

He needs to put his wife in her place. Shouldn't she be cooking or cleaning or something? What gives her, a woman, the right to be the family spokesperson?

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Did anyone else notice that the other former Bay Area pro-athlete who has acknowledged that he is against Prop 8 is a Mormon as well?

Jeff Kent? It says that he donated $15K to ban gay marriage, no?

[BlueHair]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Jeff Kent? It says that he donated $15K to ban gay marriage, no?

Kent is for Prop 8.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Did anyone else notice that the other former Bay Area pro-athlete who has acknowledged that he is against Prop 8 is a Mormon as well?

Are you talking about Jeff Kent? Brother Kent is outspoken in his support for Prop. 8. It would be interesting if he still played for the Giants.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Okay, so we're agreed Jeff Kent is pro Prop 8.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by LA Ute

I don't think this is about BYU. It's about Steve Young. Quite a finger in the eye of the First Presidency, no matter how you look at it. And I had actually come to like and respect the guy! No longer. But I guess this gives Seattle and a few others here cause for glee.

You no longer like or respect someone because, in your eyes, they are sinning?

Enjoy the beam in your eye, amigo.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by PaloAltoCougar

Okay, so we're agreed Jeff Kent is pro Prop 8.

My reading of that link is that kent donated money to ban gay marriage. Seems pretty clear.

Let's stop trying to lump Kent in with clear Church antagonists....guys like Morris Thurston....

[BlueHair]

I don't think a vote against Prop 8 is a vote for gay marriage. There are many things that I am personally against, but feel should be legal.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Jeff Kent? It says that he donated $15K to ban gay marriage, no?

I misread that.

Then it's interesting that the article didn't point out that he is a Mormon.