Main Street Plaza now accepting nominations for 2009 X-Mormon of the Year

So far, 2009 X-Mormon of the Year nominees include:

Walter Kirn
Chad Hardy
Reed Cowan
Steve Benson
Brian Keith Dalton
Christine Johnson
Heather Armstrong
Dustin Lance Black
Brecken Chinn Swartz

Head over and join the discussion at Main Street Plaza.

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Main Street Plaza now accepting nominations for 2009 X-Mormon of the Year

So far, 2009 X-Mormon of the Year nominees include:

Walter Kirn
Chad Hardy
Reed Cowan
Steve Benson
Brian Keith Dalton
Christine Johnson
Heather Armstrong
Dustin Lance Black
Brecken Chinn Swartz

Head over and join the discussion at Main Street Plaza.

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August 14th Action in Irvine: Schubert Flint Open House
Irvine CA 92614: Prop 8 Action Alert
Prop 8 Photo Essay: Jennifer Kerns
"Yes on 8" RSVP? Need your advice.
Steven Greenhut: Hypocrisy and gay marriage
Red County blogger Jeff Flint is the Prop. 8 consultant
Carlyle Potter: Is Jesus pleased?
Derek Price: Feeling the spirit of political rules
Googling Gay Marriage: Putting a Fork in Prop 8
The Prop 8 ATM: A Christmas Carol for Jeff Flint
Meet Rameumptom, Inc: Schubert-Flint
9Moons: California Mormons Won’t Be Cool with Acts of Protest at Their Chapels
An invitation to show up or walk out on June 29th
BCC: Same-sex marriage and hypocrisy?
Mormons enter California marriage fight
New York Marriage Equality: Astroturfing - Courtesy of the Same Ten (Mormon) People
Thank you, Governor Lynch. Thank you, Amelia.
Pastor may have lost post over Prop 8
NOM and Cornerstone Policy Research Present: "I'm Confused"
About that CPR-A Cornerstone Policy Research New Hampshire "Poll"
Heroes vs Zeroes: another NOM FAIL, this time on CNN
The LDS Church, Proposition 8, and the Federal Law of Charities
Pres. Obama's Mother Baptized by Proxy in Mormon Temple
Outrage: The Movie
Note to my Mormon friends at UFI, NOM and the Digital Network Army (DNA)
Marie Osmond Talks About Her Daughter's Civil Rights
"No Offense" but the latest NOM ad barely rates a mention
How many Mormon actors in NOM's "Gathering Storm" ad?
Check out NOM's Stand4Marriage Rally facebook page
Preeminence vs Partisanship - Utah Gov. Huntsman: Equal rights are important. NOM? Not so much.
Monrovia City Council Election Results: Shaw in, but is Kirby out?
William Duncan of Utah is in Maine this week to Testify against LD 1020
Mormon Sci-Fi Author Orson Scott Card Joins National Organization for Marriage Board
Mormon Scion Matthew S. Holland Quits the NOM Board
Stephen Colbert May or May Not Get a Call from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about his new Ad
Utah Tea Party Roundup
Mormons for Marriage at Sunstone West
Glenn Beck is still Mormon. Glenn Beck is still Insane.
The Making of a National Organization for Marriage (NOM) TV Ad
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostates
No Protest Planned for LDS (Mormon) General Conference
Glenn Beck is Mormon. Glenn Beck is Insane.
Marriage equality rally in Montpelier, Vermont

USA Today: If only Romney's supporters would act more like Mormon missionaries, the bias against Mitt would melt away.
Mormon-owned Deseret News: Robert P. George is a philistine and Chuck Colson a boor
Prop 8 redux! Some radical wacko is tracking Mormon prophet Thomas S. Monson using Google maps!
Californians Against Hate: Manhattan Declaration -- Who Are They Kidding?
Persecution Politics: Christian Leaders Sign Historic-Futuristic Declaration
Maine’s Election Ethics Commission “Eager” to Continue Investigation into the National Organization for Marriage’s Role in Referendum Campaign against Marriage Equality
Why the recent LDS statement in support of SLC nondiscrimination ordinances really does matter: The history of the LDS Church's position on housing and employment rights for gays
Sutherland Institute's latest bright idea: Eliminate Utah Office of Tourism
Buttarspalooza 2.0! In his own words: Utah Senator Chris Buttars Doesn't Want The Gays Stuffing It Down His Throat All The Time
Gayle Ruzicka: Mormon church is wrong to oppose discrimination against LGBT Utahns
Sutherland Institute: Mormon support for fair housing and employment = "giving a mouse a cookie"
Dan Aiello: A kiss helps bring civil rights to Salt Lake City
Utah Senator Chris Buttars "I accept the verbiage of the Mormon church." Verbiage? What a creep.
Sutherland president Paul Mero ties religion to political thought
NY Times: Mormon Support of Gay Rights Statute Draws Praise

WaPo: Scott Fish claims Mormons not funding Maine campaign
NOM in Maine: Follow the money, if you can
Attorney General to NOM: Get into compliance with Maine law before the election. "Why not? What is there to hide?"
NY Times: BYU students travel to Maine, LDS Church in Maine encouraging members to get involved in the Question One campaign
Mormon Like Me: Black Saints, Bigots, and Beck
For LDS, the handwriting is on the wall: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN
As California's fight over gay marriage moves to Maine, so do the Wirthlins.
I was hungry, you gave me hate, I was sick, you gave me lies.
Uncovering secrets in Maine
Mormon Marriott's Moral Masquerade: Hotel Chain Profits off of Unsafe Porn, Says AHF
Stand for Marriage Maine's New TV Ad is pulled from YouTube due to Copyright Infringement
8: The Mormon Proposition (the movie - first trailer now online!)
LA Times: Mormon Mainer Miriam Conners talks Yes on 1: "There is no family without mom and dad." Really, Miriam? None?

The Religious Right is Swiftboating Same Sex Marriage in Maine
The Gathering Storm Against NOM
“No on 1” Ad Pre-empts Attacks from the Right
Maine’s Anti-Equality Bait and Switch Auditions
Criswell Associates and Coyote Films producing the sequel to NOM's "Gathering Storm" ad
Red Flags in NOM Tax Return
The real Common Sense America?
So, who runs Common Sense America?
Battle Lines Drawn In Maine Same-Sex Debate
National Organization for Marriage 2007 tax return
Michelangelo Signorile asks Brian Brown about Common Sense America

LAT: The federal case on Prop. 8 could get ugly, with every canard about homosexuality being put on trial.
How the Mormons finally got to meet the Pope: Prop 8.
NCAA officials: BYU-Hawaii gets 3 years of probation for failing to monitor athletics program
Polling Report: Court Decisions and Trends in Support for Same-Sex Marriage
NOM's Brian Brown: “What kind of a country have we become ... ?"
Maine asked to probe marriage referendum fundraising
Take the Pledge to Defeat 1 | Protect Maine Equality
AP: Maine Marriage Campaign Draws Complaint
Breaking: Gay Marriage Leads to Deforestation
Portland Diocese: Our recent $100K political donation came from a mystery donor
National Organization for Marriage says HD90 is just the beginning
Misplaced Catholic priorities in Maine means three churches will close
An odd silence on gay marriage
'The Odd Couple': Sen. Orrin Hatch on his long friendship with Sen. Kennedy

“My dad thinks it would be a bad business idea if I ever married a black girl.”
First Sunday For ELCA (Lutheran) Churches After Historic Vote
Church changes signage after controversial vote on homosexuality
"I will make every effort to build as large and respectable a closet as possible for you."
NOM Skirts IRS Regulations on Disclosure of Tax Returns
Boies and Olson want to depose Frank Schubert and Jeff Flint
Ted's Excellent Adventure - NYT: An Unexpected Ally's Road to Championing Same-Sex Marriage
Karen Merkley's latest brilliant idea - MGF: Adopt-a-Site scheme for Mormon astroturfers
I ♥ Holland - UFI: Dutch media leery of World Congress of Families wingnuts

ARIS

Latest ARIS (American Religious Identification Survey) Stats
American Religious Identification Survey: From 1990-2008, Mormon church in America grew 0.0% ... Mormons still 1.4% of US population

Big Love

Newsweek: 'Big Love' Gets Unwarranted Criticism From Mormon Church
"Big Love," the Temple, and What is Sacred: A Review
Prop. 8 Press Sec. Sonja Eddings Brown issues "Big Love" instructions
Kirby: Are ceremonies so sacred, or are Mormons insecure?
Salt Lake Tribune: No need for an HBO apology on 'Big Love'
Wrong on both counts

Chris Buttars

Buttars-Palooza!

Civil Unions

Mormons mount attack on Illinois HB 2234

LdC

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