Replies

...you overlooked the facts in your own post. Mormons are 2% of the population of California, but they gave 42% of the pro-Prop. 8 money.

Yes, "hefty" isn't it? (And that's why I said...they did "hefty" work)

If I had tried to "shoot down" what LDS did, I wouldn't have mentioned that "hefty" ratio of 42%/2% -- nor would I have used a word like "hefty."

My point was that grassroots Mormons stepped up to the plate; but grassroots Mormons didn't take the campaign "lead." That's all.

Allow me to illustrate: Let's say a Mitt Romney type candidate spends millions & millions & millions and secures over 50% of the vote vs. a candidate who spent only 2% of what he spent -- yet secured 42% of the vote...we would both agree that the losing candidate "overperformed" and "got the biggest bang for the buck" and "got great campaign mileage" and had a superb "grassroots effort" and the like. Still, that candidate with 42% wasn't the "leader" at the end of the campaign. The Romney-like candidate was.

They were also vastly overrepresented among those doing the volunteer work to pass Prop. 8.

And that's great! (I hope after being slammed by homosexuals and the MSM this go-round that this will still be the case in the next round). Still, what I said tends to be true...LDS are heavily family people. They tend to have larger families and more family concerns. And, as a people, they tend to be more insular. (That's what I meant by limitations).

2% of people who tend (not exclusively, mind you) to hang out with other LDS family members & friends could only go so far -- and would not make for the foundation or basis of such a massive campaign.

You are right. We do have larger families, and we tend to focus on them. We all are called upon to do volunteer work in our churches, too. So we are busy.

But I would not call us “insular,” unless by “insular” you mean that you won’t find us in the local pubs after work, looking for company.

We are counseled to be “in the world, but not of it.” We tend to be highly educated, and well involved in the business of the world. Because most of our young people serve distant missions, Mormons tend to have greater experience in the broader world than the average American.

I guess the difference is that we have less free time than the average American, and we tend to spend it in G-rated ways. But sticking to your principles doesn’t make you “insular.” Once upon a time in America, sticking to your principles was considered admirable.

BTW, this whole investigation thing is such a crock. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the Mormon Church — or any other church — being involved in this issue. California has just imposed reporting requirements, and they are hoping to catch the Mormon Church is some kind of violation of the reporting requirement. You have to wonder if these kinds of reporting requirements should even be considered constitutional.