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I hope this transfers over well. You won't get te embedded links, but you can see the text. I get very rich-looking and visually well-produced e-mails several times a week from Californians Against Hate, a group headed up by a man named Fred Karger. Karger is on local talk radio in the greater L.A. area all the time and is very charming and articulate. When "live," he comes across as folksy and reasonable. I have noticed that he is not careful with what he perceives to be facts. For example, it occurs to me that Matt Holland probably left the National Organization for Marriage board because he just became president of UVU. That said, I wish the sons and close family members of GAs would not take positions like the one Matt Holland had - even if there's no manipulation or consultation going on, there sure can be an appearance of such.
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I think that when folks call that number they will not find Mr. Holland. They'll have to call UVU. As for the National Organization for Marriage, I met Brian Brown, the Executive Director, a couple of times. He's a Catholic and NOM is a heavily Catholic organization. I believe they did the early signature-gathering to get Prop 8 on the ballot. I have not done any research, but I understand there is not a shred of truth to the claim that the LDS Church is behind NOM.
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Where’s Matt Holland?
Did the National Organization for Marriage
Fire Mormon from its Board?
LOS ANGELES, CA – Frank Rich’s brilliant Op-ed piece, “The Bigots’ Last Hurrah," in yesterday’s New York Times, discussed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ (Mormon Church) involvement with the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage (NOM). He said, “(One of them, the son of one of the 12 apostles in the Mormon Church hierarchy, recently stepped down.)"
His name was there last week as a member of the NOM Board of Directors, and it suddenly disappeared from the NOM web site. In a recent interview with Malcolm Maclaughlin, that appeared in the April 13th Capitol Weekly, NOM President Maggie Gallagher refused to the name the Mormon on her Board.
It was Matthew S. Holland a BYU Political Science Professor, and son of one of the 12 Mormon Apostles, Jeffrey R. Holland. Young Holland was the Mormon representative who helped set up the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) with his close friend and mentor Princeton Professor Robert P. George – NOM’s Chairman. We believe that NOM was created in the summer of 2007 as a Mormon front group to qualify Proposition 8 for the California ballot, and fight marriage equality around the country.
Californians Against Hate is currently running on--line newspaper ads in several Northeast states that are considering same-sex marriage laws. The ads warn that “The Mormons are Coming, The Mormons are Coming!" To view the clever banner ad and accompanying poem click here to go to our web site: Mormongate.com
The ad is patterned after the famous Midnight Ride of Paul Revere that took place 234 years ago on April 18, 1775. Paul Revere rode across the countryside to warn the citizens of the attacking British soldiers. Now, 234 years later, we want to warn the citizens of the Northeast states about the National Organization for Marriage and its relentless drive to try and stop the momentum of marriage equality.
The NOM produced a cheesy TV commercial “A Gathering Storm," radio commercials, direct mail and is conducting political robo-calls by the millions in several states. Their 60 second TV commercial has sparked more parodies, which have received far more YouTube visits, than the original. There are several that are very funny, but last week Steve Colbert’s; Colbert Coalition had one of our favorites. Check it out, click here: Colbert
The disclaimer at the end says: “Paid for by Generous Donations From an Anonymous Group That May or May Not be the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
The Mormon Front Group Charge is sticking, while the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) investigates our complaint on the Church’s lack of filing non-monetary contributions for all its Yes on Prop 8 expenditures and for its establishment of NOM and not reporting it.
The FPPC is has an ongoing investigation of Mormon Church and its involvement in Prop 8 that was announced November 21, 2008.
Where is Matthew S. Holland? Why did he suddenly leave the National Organization for Marriage? Ask him why NOM President Maggie Gallagher refused to reveal his name last week? Here is his telephone number and email at BYU.
Matthew Holland: Phone: 801-422-3982 Email: matt_holland@byu.edu
Did the National Organization for Marriage
Fire Mormon from its Board?
LOS ANGELES, CA – Frank Rich’s brilliant Op-ed piece, “The Bigots’ Last Hurrah," in yesterday’s New York Times, discussed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ (Mormon Church) involvement with the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage (NOM). He said, “(One of them, the son of one of the 12 apostles in the Mormon Church hierarchy, recently stepped down.)"
His name was there last week as a member of the NOM Board of Directors, and it suddenly disappeared from the NOM web site. In a recent interview with Malcolm Maclaughlin, that appeared in the April 13th Capitol Weekly, NOM President Maggie Gallagher refused to the name the Mormon on her Board.
It was Matthew S. Holland a BYU Political Science Professor, and son of one of the 12 Mormon Apostles, Jeffrey R. Holland. Young Holland was the Mormon representative who helped set up the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) with his close friend and mentor Princeton Professor Robert P. George – NOM’s Chairman. We believe that NOM was created in the summer of 2007 as a Mormon front group to qualify Proposition 8 for the California ballot, and fight marriage equality around the country.
Californians Against Hate is currently running on--line newspaper ads in several Northeast states that are considering same-sex marriage laws. The ads warn that “The Mormons are Coming, The Mormons are Coming!" To view the clever banner ad and accompanying poem click here to go to our web site: Mormongate.com
The ad is patterned after the famous Midnight Ride of Paul Revere that took place 234 years ago on April 18, 1775. Paul Revere rode across the countryside to warn the citizens of the attacking British soldiers. Now, 234 years later, we want to warn the citizens of the Northeast states about the National Organization for Marriage and its relentless drive to try and stop the momentum of marriage equality.
The NOM produced a cheesy TV commercial “A Gathering Storm," radio commercials, direct mail and is conducting political robo-calls by the millions in several states. Their 60 second TV commercial has sparked more parodies, which have received far more YouTube visits, than the original. There are several that are very funny, but last week Steve Colbert’s; Colbert Coalition had one of our favorites. Check it out, click here: Colbert
The disclaimer at the end says: “Paid for by Generous Donations From an Anonymous Group That May or May Not be the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
The Mormon Front Group Charge is sticking, while the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) investigates our complaint on the Church’s lack of filing non-monetary contributions for all its Yes on Prop 8 expenditures and for its establishment of NOM and not reporting it.
The FPPC is has an ongoing investigation of Mormon Church and its involvement in Prop 8 that was announced November 21, 2008.
Where is Matthew S. Holland? Why did he suddenly leave the National Organization for Marriage? Ask him why NOM President Maggie Gallagher refused to reveal his name last week? Here is his telephone number and email at BYU.
Matthew Holland: Phone: 801-422-3982 Email: matt_holland@byu.edu
I think that when folks call that number they will not find Mr. Holland. They'll have to call UVU. As for the National Organization for Marriage, I met Brian Brown, the Executive Director, a couple of times. He's a Catholic and NOM is a heavily Catholic organization. I believe they did the early signature-gathering to get Prop 8 on the ballot. I have not done any research, but I understand there is not a shred of truth to the claim that the LDS Church is behind NOM.
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