Mormon Church Against Bad News Reporting

Homosexual rights activists marched in protest in LA against the Mormon Church. Here, twenty or so of them bunch up together to make it look like they have a lot of people. Note the Les Miserables flag in the background frantically waving to fill in the space. The sound has been turned down to help prevent hearing loss.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints posted a news release on its website debunking the false reports against the church by the mainstream media. We all know that the news media, especially newspapers and television has absolutely no standards with regard to reporting. The news media seems content to continue on its self-destructive path as long as it can push its beliefs on the world, editorialize with impunity, or dictate its "true"version of reality.

It's a good thing we have the new media to set things straight.

Here are some excerpts from the Mormon church website, along with the facts against the media bias:

Fox13 (Utah): “The documents show the amount spent by the Mormon Church is greater than what was initially stated.”

Fact: The Church, like other organizations on both sides of the ballot issue, was required to publicly file these donations by the 31 January deadline. The Church has been filing required contribution reports throughout the campaign. Those earlier donations “initially stated” were filed for specific time periods prior to this last reporting period, as required by law. Other groups are also filing their final contribution reports to meet the same deadline.

San Francisco Chronicle : “Mormon church officials, facing an ongoing investigation by the state Fair Political Practices Commission, Friday reported nearly $190,000 in previously unlisted assistance to the successful campaign for Prop. 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California.”

Sacramento Bee : “The disclosure comes amid an investigation by the state's campaign watchdog agency into whether the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints violated state laws by not fully disclosing its involvement during the campaign.”

Fact: This filing is in no way prompted by an investigation by the California Fair Political Practices Commission. Many organizations are filing this week to meet the deadline required by law. We believe we have complied with California law.

KFMB 760 AM (San Diego) : “Mormon Church Misstated How Much It Spent in Prop 8 Fight.”

“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints previously claimed only about $2,000 was spent in support of the measure.”

365Gay : “Mormon Church admits it spent 100 times more for Prop 8 than reported”

Fact: Again, the previous disclosure of an in-kind donation was to meet an earlier deadline. In fact, previous filings detailed over $50,000 out of the total non-monetary contribution of $189,903.58.This week’s filing reported donations that fell within a different time period and required reporting by the 31 January deadline. Other groups also made their final contributions reports this week.

I had recognized the problems with the media quite a number of years ago. But this "reportage" in blatant hatred of a church takes the cake of unfairness and bias. I suggest you cancel your newspaper subscription immediately, turn off the TV, and stop letting this garbage reporting into your mind. Let newspapers die the death they deserve. Let the mainstream media television rot without viewers. There are plenty of sources on the internet now to form a much more accurate picture of the news.