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Morris A. Thurston |
LDS Lawyer Rebuts Misleading Legal Arguments against Same-Sex Marriage
“Six Consequences” document is “false, misleading, and based on faulty logic”
by Jason Clark
September 2008
Morris A. Thurston, an LDS lawyer and author, has issued a document addressing some of the apocalyptic scenarios presented in a document titled “Six Consequences the Coalition Has Identified if Proposition 8 Fails.”
“The arguments used in ‘Six Consequences...’ are false, misleading, and based on faulty logic,” writes Thurston. “Almost every legal case alluded to is misrepresented. The passage or failure of Proposition 8 will not affect any of the scenarios posed by this document; all of the so-called ‘adverse consequences’ are illusory.”
Thurston says the alleged consequences are based on misrepresentations of law and fact. “My intent is to be of service in helping our Church avoid charges of using falsehoods to gain a political victory,” adds Thurston. “I do not suggest that the Church is intentionally misrepresenting these cases, but I believe that false statements are often passed along out of ignorance. I hope my response will serve to illuminate the discussion.”
 To read Thurston's full rebuttal, click here.
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