SALT LAKE CITY -- A foundation that supports gay rights has delivered a petition to Mormon church leaders asking them to reconsider their policies and political activism against gay marriage.
On the Net: www.LDSapology.org
The Foundation for Reconciliation has collected about 2,000 signatures on the petition, which has circulated online since June.
Pulling a replica of a Mormon pioneer handcart, about 50 people made the delivery to the downtown Salt Lake City headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday.
Foundation organizer Cheryl Nunn says the petition is a reactionto the church's support for Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot initiative that banned gay marriage in California.
The foundation is made up of current and former church members.
