NOM's highly anticipated "Rhode Island's First Annual Celebrate Family and Marriage Day" ("RIFACFAMD"?) is- gasp!- tomorrow.
Wow, what fun: A hot New England summer day. Ah, it doesn't get to be any more "family fun" than this!
Be sure to throw on a swimsuit and splash on the suntan lotion to catch some rays, pack up a cooler of beer and the BBQ grill, bring the dogs and their Frisbees or tennis balls, grab the boombox and stacks of fave CDs- and be sure to have lots of cheerful and friendly, brightly colored posters or at least T-shirts, supporting ALL families!
Well, maybe not quite so much of... well, ANY of this.
Check out the long laundry list all of the rules below the fold...
Hint: Just think "NO!!!"
Sounds like a trip to a Wal-Mart parking lot would be a helluva lot more entertaining than THIS snoozer!
If this is NOM's idea of how to celebrate marriage and families, no WONDER the divorce rate is over 50% in this country and more hetero couples are giving marriage a complete pass.
Who the heck can blame them, with this sort of mentality planning "celebrations"?
Swap meets at the local library have less rules and are more fun:
While we are excited for the event, there are a few last minute instructions we want you all to have in order to make this day as enjoyable as possible.Please remember, this event is held on private property. The event is open to everyone who wishes to celebrate unions of husbands and wives with us, regardless of whether they are personally married or not.
It is not a political event; its purpose is to celebrate and affirm the value of marriage in Rhode Island, which remains by law a union between a husband and wife.
The vow renewal is for couples who are eligible for marriage licenses under current Rhode Island Island law. Singles and others are welcome to watch from the sides.
The following rules are intended to make the event safe, respectful, dignified and enjoyable. Any person disregarding or violating these rules, in the sole opinion of the event sponsor, will be removed.
1. No grills or outdoor cooking.
2. No pets.
3. No swimming in the bay.
4. No posters, signs, displays or booths except those previously approved by the event sponsor.
5. No leaflets, handouts or literature may be circulated or distributed without express permission of the event sponsor.
6. No costumes, masks or outrageous clothing will be allowed.
7. No disruptive behavior will be tolerated at any time during the event.
8. No clothing shall be worn which contains any messages or symbols deemed offensive to the sponsor of the event.Sunday August 16th is going to be a fun and safe time as we gather together to celebrate the goodness and wonder of our marriages to our husbands and wives. Please come on out and enjoy the day with us.
Looking forward to a day with you all,
Christopher C. Plante
Executive Director
National Organization for Marriage - Rhode Island
Westminster Square Building
10 Dorrance St. Suite 809
Providence, RI 02903
Office : (401) 228-7602
Mobile: (401) 954-7173
Fax: (401) 228-7603
Email: cplante@nationformarriage.org
www.nationformarriage.org
Aw, gee, I think I'm gonna give this lil "fun fest" a pass and go sit in a waiting room at the ER for 9 hours with dozens of my sickest and closest neighbors for an emergency root canal instead...
I can see them acting as funder and facilitators of campaigns against the LGBT around the world for years to come.
In London they have already retained lawyers from law firm Devonshires solicitors a prestigious 150 year old company. In emails seen by PinkNews.co.uk, it appears the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is throwing its support behind efforts to exempt religious groups from anti-gay discrimination laws.
The email, sent by law firm Devonshires on behalf of the church, suggests religious groups should band together in a powerful coalition to fight the government proposals.
This bill brings all equality legislation into one place and while not perfect by any sense of the imagination it is a good foundation to work from for a equal and fair society.
The Equality Bill volume 1 is at;
http://www.publications.parlia...
Volume 2 is at;
http://www.publications.parlia...
The Impact Assessment is at;
http://www.equalities.gov.uk/p...
But I guess religion while wanting its right enshrined in the equality bill rejects ours.
It seems the days of christian and mormon imperialism is upon us!
With much love and respect from over the pond
Abi Christopher
xXx
Letter Sent to Maine Election Officials
LOS ANGELES, CA / AUGUSTA, ME – Californians Against Hate founder Fred Karger sent a letter today warning top Maine election officials of possible money laundering by opponents of same-sex marriage.
The organization trying to overturn Maine’s same-sex marriage law, Stand for Marriage PAC recently turned in 100,000 signatures to place the question on the November ballot. These gay marriage foes hope to repeal LD 1020 -- the law passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor allowing same-sex marriage in Maine.
Of the $343,689.50 raised to pay the Brighton, Michigan based National Petition Management, Inc. to collect the signatures, only $400, or a mere .001 of that total came from individu als. The remaining $343,289.50 was given by various religious organizations and James Dobson’s Focus on the Family. The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) gave nearly half of that total, $160,000. The remainder came from Catholic organizations ($150,000) and James Dobson’s Focus on the Family ($31,000).
“It sure looks like they are trying to hide the donors in their latest effort to strip away marriage equality,” said Fred Karger. “ There is no way these organizations like NOM and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland had all this money sitting in their treasuries (except for possibly Focus on the Family). They went out and raised it expressly for this campaign. It’s very expensive to hire these signature gathering firms to collect 100,000 signatures in a short period of time.”
&lgt;Let the Money Laundering Begin
NOM is a Mormon Front Group
There is an ongoing investigation into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) by the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC Case #08/735). The FPPC is looking into both the Church’s lack of reporting its non-monetary contributions to Prop 8, and also whether NOM was, in fact, established as a front group by the Salt Lake City based Mormon Church. The Mormon Church has used this tactic in several states beginning in Hawaii in 1996.
Warning Maine Officials
In a letter to Jonathan Wayne, Executive Director of the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Elections Practices (letter copy below), Karger warned of suspected money laundering by the major donors to Stand for Marriage PAC.
It begs the question; are they directing all contributions to their existing organizations, who in turn then give the money to Stand for Marriage PAC?,” Karger asked in today’s letter. “We are very familiar with how this coalition operates, and we want to warn the political leadership and the residents of Maine to beware.
The coalition has also hired the highly regarded Schubert, Flint Campaign Management firm of Sacramento, California.
Who are the Victims Here?
These major backers of Stand for Marriage PAC will do their best to play the poor victim. They like to say that their contributors are being targeted simply because they give money to “preserve marriage.” That’s what they did in California after running a very nasty campaign and spending $40 million to take away marriage equality from millions of Californians.
Let’s be clear. They are NOT the victims here. The Mormon Church and its coalition have qualified and passed Constitutional Amendments in 30 states to yank away civil rights from gay and lesbian Americans.
The Mormons began this fight in 1988. They have been destroying lives, intimidating people and demonizing an entire class to solidify their base and raise millions and millions of ons of dollars.
After two decades of assaulting the LGBT Community, we are now fighting back with our talent, our numbers, our friends, our money and our purchasing power. They are not the victims in this equation, and even the best PR by all of their consultants cannot rewrite history.
Our hope is that as young people discover that they are LGB or T, they do not feel any less of a person because Maggie Gallagher (NOM $160,000 to the Maine campaign), Bishop Richard Malone (Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, ME $100,000 to the Maine campaign) Knights of Columbus (Catholic Church’s Political Arm $50,000 to the Maine campaign) or James Dobson (Focus on the Family $31,000 to the Maine campaign) gave so very much money to bully them and take away their rights.
( More below the fold, including a letter to Maine officials)
Copy of Letter To Maine Election Officials
August 13, 2009
Mr. Jonathan Wayne
Executive Director
Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and
Elections Practices
135 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Re: Money Laundering -- Stand for Marriage PAC
Dear Mr. Wayne:
We have reviewed the very first finance report which was recently filed by Stand for Marriage PAC, the group trying to repeal Maine’s same-sex marriage law.
It appears that there are already questionable activities.
Stand for Marriage PAC reported raising $343,689.50 during the period April 1 to July 5, 2009. We found it very suspicious that of that total, only $400 was given by individuals. The balance of $343,289.50 was contributed by various religious organizations and James Dobson’s Focus on the Family.
That means that individual contributions to repeal gay marriage in Maine are only .001% of the total raised.
Are the proponents trying to hide the identities of those contributing to their campaign? Are they directing all contributions to existing organizations, who then gave the money to Stand for Marriage PAC? This appears to be the case.
If this is true, would it not be considered money laundering?
We have been very active and have closely tracked all the money that was raised to pass Proposition 8 in California last year. Californians Against Hate was the first to uncover the vast involvement in the election by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church). Our extensive research revealed that the Mormon Church had its members in California and around the country give approximately 75% of the $40 million that was raised to pass Prop 8.
On November 13, 2008, just nine days after the election, we filled a complaint with, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), your counterpart in California. Our complaint alleged that the Mormon Church had spent a tremendous amount of money in non-monetary contributions that they never reported, which is required under under California election law.
We submitted evidence supporting our claim that the Mormon Church ran out of state phone banks, produced 27 slick commercials (that ranged from 30 seconds to 8 minutes long) and put them on their elaborate web sitePreserving Marraige.org for all to see. We also asked the Commission to investigate the Mormon Church for bussing people from Utah to California for precinct walking, sending out extensive direct mail and numerous other activities.
Eight days later, the FPPC announced that they were launching an unprecedented investigation into the Mormon Church (Case # 08/735) as a result of our complaint.
On March 19, 2009, we filed a supplemental complaint with the FPPC. We received hundreds of secret Mormon documents that show exactly how involved the Mormon Church has been throughout the country in fighting same-sex marriage. The documents reveal how the Church established front groups to wage their battles, and shield the Church from any negative publicity
We believe that the Mormon Church established the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) in May of 2007 for the express purpose of qualifying Proposition 8 for the California ballot. This was done in conjunction with leading Catholic organizations such as the Knights of Columbus, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and James Dobson’s Focus on the Family.
It is no coincidence that these are the exact same groups that are funding and leading the effort to repeal Maine’s recently passed same-sex marriage law.
We believe that only Focus on the Family had money in its treasury. The other groups raised money expressly for the campaign to hire the professional signature gathering firm to qualify the referendum.
They are trying to hide the true identities of those contributing to the campaign.
It certainly sounds like money laundering to us. We hope that your office will investigate the genuine sources of the funds contributed to Stand for Marriage PAC.
The Mormon Church appears to be using the National Organization for Marriage to fight same-sex marriage all over the Northeast.
They admitted as much in a Washington Post story on May 29, 2009. A spokeswoman in Salt Lake City declined to say whether the church is involved in debates going on in the Northeast except to say, “…that leaders remain intent on preserving the divine institution of marriage between man and woman. The faith holds that traditional marriage transcends this world and is necessary for the fullness of joy in the next life."
It sure sounds like the Mormon Church is involved to us.
On our web site Mormongate.com, we describe the formation of NOM. This was done at the very highest level of the Mormon Church – the President and the 12 Apostles.
You can see exactly how they operated in Hawaii in order to skirt state election laws there. They funneled money through Hawaii’s Future Today, which they established to fund that state’s campaign to ban same-sex marriage.
In the near future, we will be releasing other official Mormon documents that explain how this happened in other states.
If we can be of any assistance in your efforts to monitor Stand for Marriage PAC, please to not hesitate to call upon us.
Best regards,
Fred Karger
Founder
Californians Against Hate
www.CaliforniansAgainsthate.com
619-592-2008
cc: Attorney General Janet Mills
www.GayTalkRadio.org
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