{"id":1607,"date":"2008-10-25T09:47:22","date_gmt":"2008-10-25T16:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2008-10-25T15:51:30","modified_gmt":"2008-10-25T22:51:30","slug":"apple-google-supporting-prop-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2008\/10\/25\/apple-google-supporting-prop-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple, Google, Opposing Prop. 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a move uncommon with the two companies, Apple and Google are openly opposing California&#8217;s Proposition 8, which aims to end same-sex marriage in California by amending the constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Apple has donated $100,000 to fight Proposition 8, joining Google which came out publicly against Proposition 8 last month and donated $140,000 of their own.<\/p>\n<p>Since the church is significantly supporting Proposition 8, both financially and politically, how will the average Latter-Day Saint react to this news?<\/p>\n<p>Any chance that you will stop using your Apple Products or Google for your computer needs? 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