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To those concerned about Prop 8

As I'm sure most of you know I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which is also commonly referred to as the Mormon church; and for those of you that don‘t know this, there ya go. There has been a lot to do about the Yes decision on Prop 8 and blaming my religion on it. To start with I would like to say that I am not going to mention how I voted, that was my own personal decision but I will state the facts. My church leaders did encourage us to vote Yes on Prop 8, that cannot be denied. I also have a significant number of friends and co-workers who I love and admire that are homosexual. This was a very concerning issue for me, and for many of my fellow members of my church. This was not a black and white issue (as in bigotry vs. love). I know many people who struggled with what to mark on their ballot on Election Day. I know members of my church who live in the state of California that voted yes on the proposition and I know members of my church who v...