Apple donates $100K to Defeat Prop. 8 in CA
Cult of Mac reports that Apple has donated $100K to Defeat Prop. 8:
Citing the vote as an issue of "a person's fundamental rights," Apple today made a $100,000 contribution to the NO on 8 campaign, an effort to defeat a measure on next Tuesday's ballot in California that would overturn the state's laws permitting same-sex couples to marry.Apple's contribution and public stance supporting the No on 8 campaign is noteworthy not only because it is rare for the company to take a public position on political matters, but also because it helps combat the effects of millions of dollars that have been spent by out-of-state religious groups on TV advertisements threatening dire consequences if gays are allowed the right to marry. . . The Apple announcement came on the heels of similar public support for defeating the Proposition from Google. Sergey Brin, CEO of the Mountain View-based company wrote in the company blog, "we respect the strongly-held beliefs that people have on both sides of this argument [but] we see this fundamentally as an issue of equality."
You know what. I have to commend the Mormons. Not because they are trying to get Prop 8 passed (which I totally disagree with and I hope fails in a landslide) but because at least they stick by their word. These evangelicals are full of it because they are nowhere to be found when it comes to this fight.
October 24, 2008 8:20 PM | Reply | Permalink