LDS Lawyer Morris Thurston's
Commentary on the Document -
"Six Consequences . . . if Proposition 8 Fails"

Morris Thurston received his undergraduate degree in political science from BYU and his law degree from Harvard Law School. He recently retired as a senior partner with a global law firm, where he specialized in litigation and intellectual property law. He is co-author (with his wife) of the recently-published book "Breathe Life into Your Life Story - How to Write a Story People Will Want To Read". He is an active member of the LDS Church.

Here's what he has to say:

"An anonymously-authored document titled 'Six Consequences the Coalition Has Identified if Proposition 8 Fails' is currently being distributed by a coalition of churches and other organizations in support of Proposition 8, an initiative on the November 2008 California ballot. The intent of Proposition 8 is to overturn the California Supreme Court's ruling allowing homosexuals to marry.

Most of the arguments contained in 'Six Consequences' are either untrue or misleading. The following commentary addresses those arguments and explains how they are based on misinterpretations of law and fact. "My intent is to be of service in helping our Church avoid charges of using falsehoods to gain a political victory. Relying on deceptive arguments is not only contrary to gospel principles, but ultimately works against the very mission of the Church."

He then goes on to take apart these six misleading "consequences". Please download and read his refutation here. Evaluate it side by side with the "Six Consequences the Coalition Has Identified if Proposition 8 Fails" document for yourself.

As you will see, the "Six Consequences the Coalition Has Identified if Proposition 8 Fails" document is founded upon baseless scare tactics. It's bad enough that our support for Prop. 8 is contrary to scriptures, but should we LDS also resort to basing our arguments on lies? The Iowa Supreme Court ruling in Varnum v. Brien also addresses some of these objections. Cold hard logic and reason quickly slices through the objections raised by the state. That's why their decision was unanimous. Check it out at the above hotlink.

See our responses, along with the court's challenges, to the assertions raised by the state. Some other objections are also addressed there.