Last night a few of we gay and non-gay, Mormon and non-Mormon friends gathered in downtown Salt Lake City to protest the insertion of the Mormon church into the “proposition 8″ discussion in California, which amended the state constitution to allow marriage only between “a man and a woman”.

Yesterday the church sent out yet another press release questioning why they should be singled out, since they were only part of a “coalition” and how shameful it is that people would protest at LDS properties for “being part of the democratic process”.

Huh? Since when are churches allowed to exercise democracy? I thought individuals did so. I don’t recall a “super delegate” with the LDS name on it.

The former bishop of the Utah Catholic diocese has also now chimed in — also via press release — questioning why the Mormons are being singled out. It sounds like he’s more afraid that the Knights of Columbus won’t get their “due” on the credit for pushing this through rather than that only the Mormons are being “punished”.

Here are a few photos I took of the crowd, which according to most press estimates was in “the thousands”:

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