 Poster: A snowHead
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Utah's tourism industry is being targeted for a boycott by bloggers, gay rights activists and others seeking to punish the Mormon church for its aggressive promotion of California's ban on gay marriage. There could be a heavy price to pay for Utah's ski resorts, as skiing brings millions of dollars a year into the state....Aravosis, the editor of a popular political blog, which has about 900,000 unique monthly visitors, has called for skiers to choose any state but Utah for their skiing holidays. Other bloggers and readers have responded to his call.
Salt Lake City is the world headquarters for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has about 62 percent of Utah residents as members.
Source and more info: http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_10927375?nclick_check=1
Blog: americablog.com
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yup, I'm happy to boycott the Mormon bigots...
I'm skiing in Europe this year anyway 
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Good luck to them. Religious people should be free to do whatever they want within their churches, temples, whatever.
But once they leave the churches and start telling everyone else what to do, they're overstepping the mark IMHO.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Martin Bell wrote: |
Good luck to them. Religious people should be free to do whatever they want within their churches, temples, whatever.
But once they leave the churches and start telling everyone else what to do, they're overstepping the mark IMHO. |
Spot on. Each to their own and all that. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but once someone starts trying to impose that opinion on others, that's when it's not on.
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But why should the ski industry be targeted? Does the Mormon church run the ski resorts? Does it pocket the income? (Genuine questions.)
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| magic_hat wrote: |
Spot on. Each to their own and all that. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but once someone starts trying to impose that opinion on others, that's when it's not on. |
That’s was religions do. In fact that’s all they. That’s what they are there for
| Martin Bell wrote: |
Good luck to them. Religious people should be free to do whatever they want within their churches, temples, whatever. But once they leave the churches and start telling everyone else what to do, they're overstepping the mark IMHO. |
I have never been to a church (of any type) but I would imagine there is little point telling the people inside what to do, they are probably already playing by the "rules".
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| Martin Bell wrote: |
Good luck to them. Religious people should be free to do whatever they want within their churches, temples, whatever.
But once they leave the churches and start telling everyone else what to do, they're overstepping the mark IMHO. |
So you have a problem with religious people telling others what to do, but don't have a problem with gay rights activists telling you to boycott a ski area? Surely if one is wrong, then so is the other.
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| Elizabeth B wrote: |
So you have a problem with religious people telling others what to do, but don't have a problem with gay rights activists telling you to boycott a ski area? Surely if one is wrong, then so is the other. |
good point
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Elizabeth B wrote: |
| Martin Bell wrote: |
Good luck to them. Religious people should be free to do whatever they want within their churches, temples, whatever.
But once they leave the churches and start telling everyone else what to do, they're overstepping the mark IMHO. |
So you have a problem with religious people telling others what to do, but don't have a problem with gay rights activists telling you to boycott a ski area? Surely if one is wrong, then so is the other. |
Surely there's a huge difference here? It's not like the bloggers/gay rights activists are going around campaigning for a law to ban people from skiing in Utah. They're just asking that those who disagree with the position the Mormon church has taken on Prop 8 may want to consider going to resorts outside of Utah this season...
Religious people and gay rights people can tell me how I should live my life until they are blue in the face, as long as I have the choice to completely ignore what they're saying!! As soon as they cross the line and start legislating, taking away my choice to ignore them, I think it's fair enough to criticise that...
Also, to put it bluntly, surely it's a bit hypocritical for the Mormon church to be campaigning for the sanctity of marriage 
Wow, sorry! Only my second post here, never thought it would be a rant about the Mormon church!!!  How random!!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Ridiculous!
Why would i want to let the Gay community decide where I ski...
And If I wanted to marry another bloke, I'd just have to go somewhere else and do it.
There are too many real problems in the world to worry about!
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Bob wrote: |
Ridiculous!
Why would i want to let the Gay community decide where I ski... |
Because their choice of ski resorts is FAAAABULOUS!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Mormonism is a ridiculous religion anyway, more of a cult, and up there with Scientology.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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hey could be quiet in Utah this season...no lift lines, fresh tracks mmmmm
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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CEM, Happy birthday, oh Master of Feet!
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CEM, Happy Birthday
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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for some reason they are a day early...but i don't mind it lasting
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CEM, In that case.. Happy Birthday Future Boy!!
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given the original topic, surely the 'bloggers and activists' should be targeting California, as _that_ is the state that recenly overturned the gay marriage rules.
Utah is a different state.....
Maybe they should target the movie industry, or the bodybuilding industry, both of which have slightly closer links to the actor (sorry, "The Governator") of that fair state....
as it happens, I'm going to Utah for Christmas.... fingers crossed....
h.
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Because their choice of ski resorts is FAAAABULOUS!
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I could punish the Mormons daughters... like in Monty Pythons The Holy Grail but with myself as Lancelot in a ski chalet 
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Happy birthday Big Man! 
You're right, this could be the year to ski Utah. Then again with the economic situation, this could be the year to ski almost anywhere...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Martin Bell, there is a slight possibility of big sky towards the end of march 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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What a bunch of screaming weirdos.
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You know it makes sense.
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| Kramer wrote: |
| Mormonism is a ridiculous religion anyway, more of a cult, and up there with Scientology. |
Of course you could say that all religions are, by definition, if not ridiculous then at the very least illogical.
It turns out that Mormonism isn't even the most ridiculous religion in SLC:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summum
The moral: "There's nowt as queer as folk".
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Sounds like the best thing to do will be to avoid Utah this year! Particularly the first week of March, Thank you
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