Well my mormon friends, looks like you have yet another actor you'll have to start boycotting and hating. Tom Hanks? Really? What does it take to make HIM angry? I hope prop 8 was worth it for you, because it's looking like NOBODY likes you much anymore.

I would love for Hanks to describe how involvement in the political process is "Un-American". In reality, Hanks' words reek of bitterness, resentment, and prejudice, and THAT is truly "Un-American".

What does an actor know about anything? All they have ever done is play someone else's life or character. How can a pin head like Hanks even think that normal marriage between and man and woman was un-American. What is un-American is the moral decay and human secularism that is become more and more pervasive through film making and TV and cable shows that support all those things that brought about the demise of all great empires and nations, the most dramatic being that of Rome. Homosexuality and every sexual perversion had become the norm or greatly glamorized and widely and openly practiced in the Roman Theater by poets and playwrights, many who were of that persuasion themselves. That conclusion comes from studying Latin and Greek for 6-years, and translating many of the poetry and plays of those times preceding the fall of the Empire, as it will ours if we continue the downward trend.

Well Forrest, that's the beauty of living in America, you're entitled to your opinion and to give money to what you want to support. There couldn't be anything MORE American than that, eh?

Freedom rings awefully loud doesn't it. So, if you don't like it, RUN FORREST, RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agree with Hanks. I have friends at work who were contemplating taking the missionary discussions. But after Prop 8, they kindly declined and I can understand that.

I don't think it is fair to blame an entire church, whos membership is very large, for this. It's like Tom Hanks is saying, you don't have individual thought. You must ALL think the same way. That is unfortunate.

AAAHHHH. little tommy hanks doesn't like the mormons. WAAAAAAAAAH.

Hey, Tom Hanks, famous celebrity, doesn't like Mormons. Maybe you could be one of the beautiful people like Tom, and hate people because they disagree with you.

Last I checked no Utah Mormons voted on prop 8. Hanks and friends can't attack the African Americans and Hispanics who voted for Prop 8, so he attacks Mormons for donating the money that in his view "duped" them. That's a racist view and an un-American one at that.

Gee "WOW", you're breaking my heart...

You mean that gays and "off shoots" of the church AND Tom Hanks thinks we're un-american?

I guess that settles it!

(BTW - way to have the "guts" to print something so pathetically anonymous)

"shed some light on who's responsible"? Really? If you're going to discriminate, be thorough about it. Call out the Catholics, they gave money and were against Prop 8 too. Or do you know too many Catholics to call them Un-American? How about the majority of voters who supported prop 8? Latinoes? Hispanics? If they're registered to vote, chances are they are American too. Quit trying to make LDS people the bad guys, they aren't the only ones who excercised their right to choose.

I guess many of the other religions that were for Prop 8 are Un-American too.

Really? that marriage is defined as being between a man and a woman is Un-American? Get real.

Hanks has shown is colors, and it's not about rights it's about making more money.

wow - some of you act like Tom Hanks lied..

at least everything he said is true. (although I understand that you might not like everyone knowing that...)

To began with, Hanks trying to speak of "the truth" when in fact he is talking about a show that is fictional is odd. The truth is, he and his associates made "Big Love" up. There is no real people, it is all fiction.

That said, the fact that a majority of people in California voted for Prop 8, that similar propositions have been passed in 29 other states, and that many other states have enacted such measures in other ways makes the claim that it is "un-American" questionable at best.

First they black list us, then they call us "un-American". It is sounding more like McCarthyism every day.

Last, but not least, The yes on 8 campaign had more donors than any other campaign for a ballot initiative in history. What is so un-American about people donating their money so a message they care about gets heard? This is central to the freedom of speech that so many claim to cherish, but when it means letting those they disagree with speak they often seem to want to end it.

I'll tell you what's un-American: When we give extra credence to the opinions of celebrities in entertainment or sports just because they're famous. Tom Hanks is an ACTOR. He is not a social scientist. He is not a psychologist. He is not an anthropologist. His degree is in DRAMA.

I'm not sure why that qualifies him to say that Prop 8 was a bad thing. I'm even less sure why we're supposed to regard his opinion so highly.....I'm guessing it's because he's famous? Personally I don't give any celebrity's opinion on anything any more regard than the guy next door, and in most cases, I'd regard the opinion of the guy next door much more highly.

Says more about him than it does about the Mormons.

Hmmm... So now free speech and voting your conscience are un-American. Oh, well, we really don't need that pesky Bill of Rights anyway...

Very perceptive observation by Hanks. However, is he not taking a similar position, that the FLDS holds against the LDS Church? Do they have the true gospel?

Is being un-american is not something good with all that corruption in Wallstreet and Washington DC?

Obama and his Democrats paying the remaining $350b ransom to the corrupt Masters of US Corporate and Political Enterprise.

In times like these, who has the correct answers? So much has been said, yet our progress in measured in nanos.

Hanks, unfortunately he sees it as it is.

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I like the mormons WOW! At least the ones who agree with me that marriage should be defined as one man and one woman. So do the majority of the people here in the Golden State who voted like I did. I never thought much about mormons one way or another but now I know that I share at least one value with them!

So let me get this straight Tommy, if someone disagrees with you they are "un-american". Better get back to that island where you can dictate to Wilson and make all the decisions yourself!!

of him but sorry, the church won't change its position and especially its core beliefs and doctrine on traditional marriage.

Society might evolve but the LDS Church won't.

Mormons stand proudly with the rest of the "Un-Americans" on this issue: the majority of Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Catholics, Protestants, Evangelicals who live peacefully and voted for the traditional definition of marriage between a man and a woman in the land of the free and home of the brave.

What does the statements about the show have to do with Prop-8? I don't see the connection. Why beat that drum, there should be some logic between the 2. Also, I am not for polygamy, but how can it be un-lawful if homosexuality is not. Talk about pick and choose! This guy can have sex with that guy, but not that guy and that girl?

Large, organized religions are political entities first and foremost - politics first, spiritual matters second. Period.

People changed their mind and voted for prop 9 because of the prop 8 campaign. The prop 8 campaign relied heavily on scaring people through lies, or by only telling a fraction of a story in order to make it fit your agenda (i.e. gay marriage field trip, which was organized by the parents outside of school hours, not the school itself). The majority of funding for this campaign came from mormons. So as much as you keep trying to deflect it on to the Catholics and everyone else, people aren't budging. MORMONS funded the majority of the campaign, so THEY get a majority of the heat, not the Catholics or anyone else. The heat's staying on. I hope your lives are truly better now, so that it was worth it for you.

A church believing there is value in traditional families? Mormon's ARE weird!
I'm so tired of this discussion.
Fact: LDS Folks were one of the smallest Church's with an opinion on Prop 8.
Fact: There are groups of American's that made a significant impact in the voting and they were not Mormons.
Fact: It takes NO courage to attack a small church like the LDS Faith. If you truly have a problem with the way a group of people voted then you should be attacking the dozen other Church's involved or the African American Population in California. THAT's where the difference came from in the voting!! If Tom Hanks wasn't so tainted by the Hollywood Prism, he would address where the real votes came from.. instead, kick the littlest church you can find to look cool in the eyes of idiots. Ridiculous.

"If the world hate you, y know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you." John 15:18-19.

I guess I'm honored, Tom and WOW.

...and I think that Thomas R. Hanks is a stud-muffin and all of you that don't like him are just jealous he can play a sexy-tard

I'll tell what's un-american, and that's the hollywood blow-hards that think because they are famous, we have to listen to their opinions. Most of us have had it with the hollywood bunch voiceing their political opinions. Also, when they stick their mug in the camera and start yapping, how do we know they are not just acting anyways?? As a group, the actors don't hold much weight to thier thoughts anyway.

I am very dissapointed on Mr. Hanks comments that voting agains something makes a person un-American. Does he really know what being an American really is?Exercise my right to vote is what makes me an American.

I have news for him. From now on I am going to be more involve in the polical process.

Oh, did I say I am not a Mormon.

I like Tom Hanks and think he's one of the best actors in today's Hollywood. Not surprisingly, my politics differ from his on this issue. Whatever, I'm not going to get riled up about this. He didn't say he doesn't like Mormons and he didn't call Mormons un-American, but thinks that the act of donating to Prop 8 was un-American. That's his right to think so, and I understand his reasoning. The ability to voice different opinions is part of being an American. I'm disappointed to hear he's connected to "Big Love", but unless he starts vandalizing temples or subscribing to anti-LDS ministry newsletters, it's really not an issue.

Let me get this straight. Hanks is criticizing a group (Mormons) for advocating a narrow definition of marriage, but at the same time is the executive producer for a program that takes jabs at polygamous marriages? I don't see how this is different from the Mormons' position; both place limits on what is an "acceptable" kind of marital relationship.

If 29/50 states and 52% of those that voted in California (including people of all races, creeds, and religions-even some homosexual people who are friends of mine voted that Homosexual partnerships are not marriage) are "UnAmerican", then I declare that voting for Barak Obama is "unAmerican"! In fact, just like a spoiled child, I declare every single thing the majority has voted to pass or block yet I found myself on the other side of the isle, to be unAmerican! Wow I feel good! I feel powerful and vindicated like a movie star.

Who is Tom Hanks? Why is what he says so important? He has no credibility when dealing with political and religious matters. Now, if he were speaking about boxes of chocolates or volleyballs or big piano's on the floor then I might care what he thinks or says.

Thanks, David Viger, for an enlightening comment.

Obviously Hanks is no moron (or mormon for that matter). he is trying to make a controversial statement so his productions get more viewers. Nobody could be stupid enough to think that supporting a cause is un-american. the truly great thing about america is you are suppose to be free to support any clause you want no matter how ridiculous the cause may be as long as it is within the law. hanks knows this; who doesn't? I wish people would quit reacting to everything controversial people say about americans and the mormon church. America is great; Mormons are great. so quit trying to tear it down or you'll have to live with the consequences we sow. Why do you think us canadians all move to america? because we already have moral and political decay and america is the last stronghold of freedoms in the world. let's not kill each other over it

Mormons are Un-American? More like Mr. Hanks is uninformed. Founding Fathers. Founding Principles. Those two things actually mean something (at least they used to mean something). The garbage spewing out of Tom Hanks' mouth is what happens when one fails to become sufficiently acquainted with the history of one's own country thereby preventing one to construct a coherent argument based on the founding principles of this wonderful and blessed country. There could be nothing more American than the rights secured by our forefathers (through the sacrifice of their own blood and lives) in securing for each citizen of the United States, and thus to each Californian, the right to voice their opinion and vote their conscience on the Prop 8 issue. Stick to making movies, Tom. Your political commentary on this issue reveals the apparent smallness of your mind and soul. We'd rather remember you for the larger-than-life good guys you have played in the movies.

Get used to it...

There are two groups where the "standards" of liberal Hollywood's political correctness are not applicable - Muslims and Mormons. Furthermore, one of the primary reasons that there is not more Muslim bashing is the fear of repercussions from 1.5 billion adherents.

John 15:18-19

Have nice day.

For Tom Hanks to produce a show that has nothing to do with Mormons and inaccurately reflects even the polygs, he really should keep his Hollywierd mouth shut.

His comments don't even make sense! He said: "The truth is this takes place in Utah." WHAT takes place in Utah? He goes on: "the truth is these people are some bizarre offshoot of the Mormon Church." WHO is he talking about? His polygamist TV show? And then he goes on to talk about Prop 8. HUH? I used to think Tom Hanks was a well-educated, well-spoken, non-Hollywood type. Seems I was wrong. He's just like all the rest, going after the big church when there were thousands of other churches and groups supporting Prop 8. I agree with Charlotte above: since when is voting un-American? I guess these days you're only "American" if you vote and think left.

I find it interesting that, in this country, we have made "idols" of our celebrities. We listen to their opinions as if they came from God. If I write a reasoned response to this issue, who will read it? If Hanks, or Streisand or Redford or Tiger or M.J. or any other famous person speaks or writes, it carries weight - not because they have any more intelligence, insight or truth than I have, but because they are famous. It's time to call this what it is. As long as people listen to them, they have the same effect as false prophets and they are as biblical idols, not American idols.

"Most of us have had it with the hollywood bunch voiceing their political opinions"

And the rest of us have had it with the mormon bunch voicing their political opinions

Hey man it isn't a popularity contest. And by the way, Nobody is a strong term, 100,000 plus individuals are still finding the truth in the Church every year. Interesting

"John 15:18-19

Have nice day. "

Is that from the bible or something? Well, it's just a book to me, one I don't care about, so I don't know what that says. I'm going to guess, though, that it's some kind of self-fulfilling prophesy, right?

a vote was cast, and the majority won out, thats the beauty of American democracy. I voted for Mcain, but that doesn't mean I have to hate those who supported and vote for Obama just because Mcain lost. Wake up Tom. You may have a lot of money, but in america, my vote matters just as much as yours or any other rich celeb.

You think making "idols" out of celebrities is any worse than supporting some guy's political cause, just because he tells you it's actually God talking?

Well President Packer recently said that the Church is now, and will continue to get more heat and focus for standing firm according to Gospel principles, too which he said is a good thing. Un educated statements such as these will only develope questions that will bring many to the gospel. Let those that question and ridicule do as they may- they are nothing new, nor is thier hate.

Like my Grandma use to say "What Peter says about Paul says a lot more about Peter than Paul."

Amen......

Oh no, a washed up has been actor is saying the mormons are un-american. Whatever shall the mormons do? Since when is Tom Hanks an expert on what makes up something American or not. What is his qualifications or authority. He makes movies.....? So does Paris Hilton!

Stupid is as stupid says

Mormons have always, really, really, cared who likes and dislikes them. I mean really. Really.

Also "unamerican" . . . . GOD . . . and half of California, Florida, and that other state (was that Arizona?), etc.