Mormons are mortified that protesters get angry and do inappropriate things.
There are two types of crimes:
- Premeditated. These are crimes committed after rationally considering the timing or method of committing it, in order to either increase the likelihood of success, or to evade detection or apprehension. Gay people feel Mormons committed the premeditated crime of working to steal our rights, and we can’t wrap their heads around why you would do that.
- Passion. Crimes of passion are committed because of sudden strong impulse such as jealous rage, heartbreak, or hurt. The angry protestors are committing acts of passion, particularly of passionate expression. This is inconceivable to Mormons, who cannot protest anything within their community. Because they don’t really get the concept of speaking out passionately and spontaneously (see Mitt Romney), they don’t react well. It confuses them.
So I say protest on. They want to be political, well this is politics. They will learn.
