Sunday, July 19, 2009

I am obviously not fan of the mormon church

and I think the events surrounding their "purchase" of this property in Salt Lake City was squirrelly. Regardless, if a couple of liquored-up gay guys started making out on the grounds of your church, you would have them arrested as well.

Mormon 'kiss-in' in Utah leads to shouting match

SALT LAKE CITY – A mass-kissing protest near the Mormon church temple Sunday drew a shouting match between gay activists and a group of faithful Mormons.

For the second consecutive weekend, about 100 people gathered to stage a "kiss-in" to protest the treatment of two gay men cited for trespassing July 9 after they shared a kiss on the plaza owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Both gay and straight couples exchanged kisses during the protest.

Demonstrators were greeted at the south entrance by a group of faithful Mormons carrying large signs that denounced homosexuality, prompting a heated verbal exchange
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Matt Aune has said he and his partner, Derek Jones, exchanged a modest kiss at the plaza 11 days ago, but church officials contend their behavior was lewd.

"There was much more involved that a simple kiss of the cheek," church spokeswoman Kim Farah said in a statement issued Friday.

"They engaged in passionate kissing, groping, profane and lewd language, and had obviously been using alcohol," she said.

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