Are Mormons Prudes?

Last weekend I read an article in my local newspaper written by the Associated Press. The article was about how bloggers and gay-rights activists, among others, plan to boycott Utah, the home of the mormon church. The mormons, they say, had led a campaign to defeat the gay marraige proposition that was on the ballot in California this past election. Proposition 8, as it is known, had been pushed by several celebrities and others to end the discrimination that homosexuals, gays and lesbians, have had to endure due to their sexual orientation. I'm sure that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would espouse that homosexuality is a choice and an afront to God. I guess no one at that church has read a biology, psychology or history book. Homosexuality is not a choice, no more than eye color is. It may sound ridiculous to ban or boycott the state of Utah because of it's affiliation with these people, but maybe the threat is a start. The article points that 62% of Utah residents are mormons. That may be a lot of people, but surely it wasn't the only group that defeated the proposition. Sadly, we are still a child-like people, too fearful of what is different or of what we do not understand. As such, we will gladly trample on the civil liberties and rights of others so that we can keep the familiar and the safe. What a sad commentary on the human society.