Senate Majority Leader Criticizes Mormon Church's Support For Proposition 8

The Salt Lake Tribune reported yesterday that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in a meeting with three organizers of last weekend's National Equality March in Washington criticized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for its support of California's Proposition 8 last year. Proposition 8 banning gay marriage passed by a 52% vote after a campaign in which the LDS Church and many of its members contributed significant funds and other support. (See prior posting.) Reid, a Senator from Nevada and himself a Mormon, said he thought it was a waste of Church resources and good will for the LDS Church to focus on such a divisive issue.