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Stop the Hate? Boycott Marriott

by Lynne at 2:54 pm.

Look, I know that boycotts during the Bush years were a dime a dozen and can be exhausting. But this one is very important.

The passage of Prop 8 - the hate amendment to the CA constitution that invalidates hundreds of CA same-sex marriages and bans future ones, was largely funded (and for a decade, planned) by the Mormon Church and its hard-right allies. There MUST be consequences. Past boycotts have worked. Don’t go spending your vacation money in Utah, and don’t spend one penny at any Marriott Hotel anywhere in the world.

AMERICAblog writes:

Our friend Brent Andrus, who is a lead donor to Prop 8, in fact runs a series of hotels, including (big surprise here), Courtyard Marriott, Fairfield Inn Marriott, Residence Inn Marriott, and Spring Hill Suites Marriott. Never, ever stay at a Marriott again. It’s clear that what people have been whispering about Marriott for years is true. It’s not just some independent company. It’s part and parcel of the Mormon Church and their bigoted agenda.

Never, EVER stay at a Marriott Hotel ever again.

[Filed under Peace and Justice Actions, Gay Rights] [link]

4 Responses to “Stop the Hate? Boycott Marriott”

Tim Little Says:
November 6th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Just to be clear, not all Mormons were on board with the LDS support of Prop 8:

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_10797630
Mr. Lynne Says:
November 6th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Indeed Tim, one who was (is) not on board is former 49ers QB Steve Young:

The signs on the front lawn of former 49er quarterback Steve Young’s Peninsula home say “No on Prop. 8,” which normally wouldn’t be much of a story in the Bay Area, a gay-friendly region which is the center of opposition to the effort to ban same-sex marriage in the state.

But Young isn’t only a Hall of Fame quarterback. He’s also the great-great-great grandson of Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon church. The church has pushed hard and publicly for Prop. 8 and Mormons have pumped millions into the campaign.

Young also isn’t just any church member. During his years in the NFL, he was one of the nation’s most visible Mormons. He graduated from BYU, which was named for his ancestor, and received his law degree there. In a 1996 “60 Minute” interview, he said that he still had plans to go on the church mission he missed in college and had no problem tithing 10 percent of his earnings to the church. He retains close ties to Utah, married his wife, Barbara, at a temple in Hawaii and even served as narrator for a short video on the Mormon church and its history, done for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah.

H/T Ed Brayton
fishydude Says:
November 6th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
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Lynne Says:
November 7th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
RE Mormon - I distinguish between the Mormon Church and individual members (as evidenced by the wording in the post).

Although, as a rule, most Mormons follow the mantra of the church…but not all do.

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November 6, 2008

Stop the Hate? Boycott Marriott

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