Californians Against Hate founder files complaint against LDS
by: Pam Spaulding
Thu Nov 13, 2008 at 19:00:00 PM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=DABF3CC866F81238AEA46900AAC925BE?diaryId=8205Fred Karger, the founder of Californians Against Hate, has filed a sworn complaint charging the Mormon church of not reporting non-monetary contributions to
ProtectMarriage.com.
Karger contends that The Mormon Church organized phone banks from Utah and Idaho, sent direct mail to voters, transported people to California over several weekends, used the LDS NewsRoom to send out News Releases to promote their activities, walked precincts, ran a speakers bureau, distributed thousands of lawn signs and other campaign material, organized a "surge to election day," had Church leaders travel to California, set up very elaborate web sites, produced at least 9 commercials and 4 other video broadcasts and conducted at least 2 satellite simulcasts over 5 Western states. All of these actions were geared toward nonmembers.
Karger also sent letter to Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) FPPC Chairman Ross Johnson, California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. Read it below the fold.
