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:Eric Ethington (Author) | March 3, 2012
I was extremely privileged to watch “8″ tonight, the powerful play written by Dustin Lance Black, based on the court transcripts of the Prop 8 Trial in California. As someone who followed Perry v Schwarzenegger closely, it was amazing to see the record come to life. Watch it below! Congratulations to an incredible cast. George [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 12, 2010
Again, I’m at work during the trial and cannot do this myself unfortunately. This is the best review I can find, but you’ll have to read it backward as it’s a time by time post from during the day. So as reported by Howard Mintz: ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Barbs Thrown 4:17 p.m.: Defense attacks expert’s credibility; second [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 6, 2010
Good morning everybody! One of our readers sent me a letter yesterday, which he wrote following Prop 8 in California for the now infamous “LDS Apology” website. This reader, and others like him define to me what Mormonism is truely all about, and I’m thrilled to have his permission to share this with you. If [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 10, 2009
Big news coming from LDS Hierarchy regarding the LGBT community! From the production team of “8, The Mormon Proposition:” ——————————————————————— PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: STEVEN GREENSTREET (801) 580-3103 PRESS@MORMONPROPOSITION.COM MORMON CHURCH LEADERS BEND UNDER SCRUTINY BROUGHT ON BY 8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION. IS THIS ANOTHER MORMON P.R. STUNT? On November 10, 2009 several [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 15, 2008
This was sent to me by Travis Horlacher, asking me to post it here. Feel free to post comments and I’ll forward them to him. -Eric ——————————————————————————————— I understand that you can actually feel that you are not following blindly because you are on the inside just like I was at one point in my [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 8, 2008
My dear brothers and sisters of Utah, my name is Eric. I live in SLC and would like to ask you a favor. I grew up and was raised as a faithful member of the LDS church. I attended nursery, primary, served several leadership position in young mens, and was eventually married in the Salt [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 7, 2008
Tonight, supporters of Gay Rights stage a massive protest on Temple Square in SLC, UT against the passing of Proposition 8 in California, and the LDS church’s involvement. The rally was spearheaded and organized by Jason Whipple, and began at a park just to the northeast of Temple Square, and as the crowd grew quickly [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 6, 2008
So I thought I’d try something new today. Instead of just posting my own opinions, I went out and interviewed a few people on the Proposition 8 / Gay Marriage subject. Both women are active in the LDS faith, Julie is 38, and lives in SLC suberbia and I met her in line at Little Caesars [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 5, 2008
What more proof do we need that the nation is divided? On the same day that turns out record numbers of voters nationwide, most of whom are voting either for the first time, or for the first time for a Democrat, we also see a pull back for Human Rights. Congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama! It’s [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 3, 2008
Exciting week on the issue everyone. A new youtube commercial was launched on Halloween depicting 2 Mormon missionaries entering a lesbian couples home, taking their rings and ripping up their marriage certificate. Now, the LDS church has come out with an official response, stating “The Church has joined a broad-based coalition in defense of traditional [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.