The LDS church (aka The Mormon church) is once again overstepping its bounds as a religious organization in an attempt to affect the outcome of an election. This time it involves the church's opposition to the 2018 Utah Medical Marijuana Initiative. The Church has already issued direct statements opposing the initiative in its church-owned newspaper, and the church will be giving direct instructions to its members to vote against the initiative just as they promoted the anti-LGBT Proposition 8 in California.

The 2018 Utah Medical Marijuana Initiative is heading to the Utah ballot after receiving over 200,000 signatures from Utah voters. The initiative's passing would allow life-changing and life-saving treatment for thousands of Utah residents with serious illnesses. If the LDS church gets its way these patients will continue to suffer and die needlessly.

In yet another example of the LDS church overstepping its bounds, the church owns and operates the City Creek Center mall located across the street from the LDS temple. We call on the tenants of this mall to relocate their stores and end their business relationship with the LDS church until the LDS church promises to enact and maintain a policy of political neutrality.

A list of City Creek Center tenants can be found here.