"The Los Angeles Mormon Temple in Westwood, which was the target of recent protests by opponents of Proposition 8, has been closed because temple employees received an envelope filled with an unidentified white powdery substance, according to a spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," reports ABC7 who says a similar letter was sent to the Salt Lake City Mormon temple. UPDATE, 5:32 pm: NBC4 says this is an FBI investigation and......

After seven straight days of protests, two planned events last night had a comparatively low turnout. At least seven news vans were parked at the Mormon Church on Santa Monica Blvd. last night, but protesters were few and far between. Later in West Hollywood, a planned protest at Santa Monica and San Vicente Boulevards had turned out about 50 people, who are seen below. However, a planned protest at El Coyote tonight and Saturday's nationwide......

No on 8 Protesters outside a Mormon Temple in Los Angeles | Photo by sundogg via LAist Featured Photos But Marjorie Chrisoffersen, who is also a Mormon, is not feeling good about her actions. She wants to speak to people about it tomorrow before lunch at the restaurant on Beverly Blvd. near La Brea: I have been sick at heart that anyone has been offended by me. I have family, friends, employees from the......

The protests of California have spread to the East Coast. Tomorrow, "New Yorkers are planning a protest on the Upper West Side, outside the Church of Latter Day Saints at Columbus Avenue and West 65th," says Gothamist. But that won't be the end of it. Protests are planned in every state this Saturday with one (of many in California) in Los Angeles at City Hall at 10:30 a.m. Also: MSNBC's Keith Olbermann last night held......

Thursday's protest and march against the passing of Proposition 8 stirred many emotions and reactions from those involved, those in agreement, and those who are happy to have seen the controversial proposition--which amends the state Constitution to define marriage as limited to being between a man and a woman--pass, even by a slim margin. While the discussion continues about the ramifications of this proposition passing, the next steps for those who oppose the measure, how......

At Thursday's Prop 8 protest | Photo by Malingering A fight that broke out between opponents and proponents of Prop 8, the November 4th ballot initiative that sought to ban gay marriage in California, ended with two people apparently being sent to the hospital. Leah Murphy of Westwood said she was walking with a group of ten friends at Thursday's protest outside the Mormon Temple on Santa Monica Blvd. when two women who were......

Rick Jacobs, Chair of the Courage Campaign, accompanied by Reverend Eric Lee, President of the Southern Christian Leadership Council of California, held a press conference outside the Los Angeles Mormon Temple this week. They attempted to peacefully deliver a petition with nearly 17,000 names of Californians opposed to the Mormon Church's funding and tactics in support of Proposition 8. They simply asked that the LA Mormon Church pass on these petitions to Utah. This......

There's nothing particularly scathing in this letter asking for Prop 8 support, but as blogger John Remy at Mind on Fire points out, he was only sent this letter because he's on the Mormon Church's official ward roster. Let me explain what’s going on here–the Mormon Church is using its considerable organizational and monetary resources to mobilize its troops to fight for Prop 8... One of the reasons I’m making this public is because......