Doug Manchester cares about the sanctity of marriage. Old white men in dresses in Rome have told Doug what the definition of marriage truly is and Doug has listened. He listened so close that he donated $125,000 of his own money to help ban same sex marriage in California.
Catholics and Mormons working together to deny rights to gay people......isn't religion wonderful?
Now it looks like Doug's OWN marriage is no longer fitting the definition set forth by his church and their imaginary friends......
Protector of traditional marriage Doug Manchester leaving wife of 43 years
By Eric Wolff
In July 2008, hotelier and developer Doug Manchester donated $125,000 to help gather signatures for a proposition that would ban same-sex marriage in California. The early money was crucial to getting the initiative—which ultimately passed—on the ballot. At the time, he told The New York Times that he made the donation because of “my Catholic faith and longtime affiliation with the Catholic Church,” which preferred that marriage remain between a man and a woman. Indeed, the Catholic Church has vehemently opposed gay marriage. Then again, it’s also not too keen on divorce.
On Oct. 9, 2008, Manchester ended 43 years, eight months and nine days of marriage to Elizabeth Manchester by moving out of their La Jolla abode. The couple spent the next several months trying to reach a quiet settlement on how best to distribute millions of dollars in cash and other assets. In July, those talks totally broke down, and Doug started playing financial hardball with Elizabeth, allegedly draining the couple’s shared accounts and stealing her mail.
On Aug. 6, Elizabeth filed a petition for redress in family court. All of the information in this story comes from those petitions. CityBeat contacted attorneys for both parties, but neither returned calls by press time.
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We can't have it all.
George Carlin used to say "you can't have it all....where would you put it?"
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