California to Investigate Mormon Aid to Gay Marriage Ban
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}California officials will investigate whether the Mormon church accurately described its role in a campaign to ban gay marriage in the state.
The California Fair Political Practices Commission said Monday a complaint by a gay rights group merits further inquiry.
Executive director Roman Porter says the decision does not mean any wrongdoing has been determined.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fred Karger, founder of Californians Against Hate, accuses the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of failing to report the value of work it did to support Proposition 8, which amended
California's constitution to define marriage exclusively as a union between a man and woman.
A representative from the Salt Lake City-based church could not be reached for comment.
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