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8: The Mormon Proposition (2010)

R  80 min  -  Documentary
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A scorching indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion & passage of California's Proposition 8 and the Mormon religion's secretive, decades-long campaign against LGBT human rights.

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Reed Cowan
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Cast

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Spencer Jones Spencer Jones ...
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Tyler Barrick Tyler Barrick ...
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Dustin Lance Black ...
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Linda Williams Stay Linda Williams Stay ...
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Kate Kendell Kate Kendell ...
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David Melson David Melson ...
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Dennis Herrera Dennis Herrera ...
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Fred Karger Fred Karger ...
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Carol Lynn Pearson Carol Lynn Pearson ...
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Emily Pearson Emily Pearson ...
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Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom ...
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Mike Nelson Mike Nelson ...
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Chip White ...
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George Cole George Cole ...
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Rocky Anderson Rocky Anderson ...
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Storyline

In 2009, thousands of LGBT citizens are denied almost 200 civil rights their straight, married counterparts enjoy through civil marriage. Some states have signaled progress. But amid the progress, The Mormon Church, with its front-group THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE, has been coordinating, financing and leading the effort to stop the advancement of marriage equality for more than three decades. As an organization worth hundreds of billions of dollars, the Mormon Church has been able to wage this war in secret. Not until the California Fair Political Practices Commission launched an investigation into the Mormon's involvement in Proposition 8, did the secrets of the Mormon effort become a matter of record. Through never-before seen documents, recordings & insider-interviews, 8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION, exposes the efforts of the Mormon Church and its members to halt nearly every piece of LGBT legislation on the desks of lawmakers from Hawaii to New York... Written by Steven Greenstreet  

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Plot Keywords:

Mormon | Mormon Church | Proposition | Marriage | California  | See more »

Taglines:

Equality for some

Genres:

Documentary

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language/sexual references See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$42,566 (USA) (20 June 2010) (16 Screens)

Gross:

$100,135 (USA) (29 August 2010)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

David v. Goliath Films See more »
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USA:

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Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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Goofs

Factual errors: Fred Karger states that Latter-day Saints "didn't allow blacks in the Church until 1978." Although blacks were not allowed to hold the priesthood or enter temples until 1978, they have been welcome as baptized and participating members since the Church's formation in 1830. See more »