Having tolerance without condoning. We can love someone while still maintaining and advocating our standards and beliefs.
Unless Proposition 8 passes, California society will soon undergo a profound change in its basic understanding of marriage and family life. That will affect everyone in numerous ways. Over time, greater acceptance of nontraditional marriage will be demanded of all people. This could impact the ability of any religion to teach and practice its beliefs.
Proposition 8 will not hurt gays. In California, the law provides for marriage-related benefits to be given to civil unions and domestic partnerships. Proposition 8 does not diminish these benefits.
Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt children. If gay marriage remains legal, public schools will put it on equal footing with traditional marriage. Children will likely receive “age appropriate” information about sexual relations within heterosexual and homosexual marriages.
Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt churches. The court’s decision will inevitably lead to conflicts with religious liberty and free speech rights. Society will become more and more hostile to traditional beliefs about marriage and family.
For more information, visit http://www.protectmarriage.com/ or http://www.preservingmarriage.com/.
5 comments:
I agree completely with everything. Being a public school teacher I don't want to have to teach something to 1st graders that is not true. Families is part of the 1st grade curriculum!
Great post. Hope you don't mind I am putting your side widget on my blog. I love that!
I'm jealous that you live in California and get to vote on this. I do so much preaching about this, and I don't even get to vote! :) Although I did vote when it happened in Nevada when I was 18...
Did you notice at the debate that both Vice Presidential candidates indicated they felt that marriage should be defined as being "between a man and a woman"? They understand it is a religious issue that would damage the position of many churches without changing the legal alternatives for those individuals who believe they are "homosexual".
I have been hearing so much about this here in Utah. And my uncle who lives in Concord is spreading the word to all of us trying to get us to donate money to help the cause. I wish I was in California so I could vote on it! By the way Mari is so darling and looks just like you!
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