Perhaps you also missed the news that a consortium of civil rights groups have filed suit against Prop. 8 (story at: http://equaljusticesociety.org/prop8/). They know that any legislation that curtails civil rights for one group that is allowed to stand, regardless of how they may personally feel about that minority, opens the door as precedent to legislate against the rights of another. Perhaps there’s another group out there who doesn’t like having Native American tribes own all those casinos, or business signs in only Spanish, Korean or Farsi, and perhaps we should do something about those obnoxiously ornate Mormon temples all over the place. And what about those Knights of Columbus? Does anyone doubt their intimate connection to the Roman Catholic Church? Perhaps a majority of us should pass a law so that the entire American Roman Catholic church is taxed as a private corporation consequent to the political activity of their Blessed Knights. Perhaps those of you who hate one minority and would deprive them of civil rights might reconsider your political stand (not your religious beliefs) if you consider the precedent being set by Proposition 8. It may be your very beliefs that become the next target for oppression despite your personal belief in their universality.

Whether you believe the Earth is flat, that Adam walked with dinosaurs, that Shiva had six arms, that crystals cure cancer, that fairies live in willows, that Jesus saves you from your sins, or that people choose their sexual identity, your freedom is protected by that Constitution you are trying to change. God save you from yourself.

Instruction shall be appropriate for students of all genders, sexual orientations, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and it shall be accessible for English language learner students and students with disabilities. Instruction shall encourage communication between students and their families and shall teach respect for marriage and committed relationships.

The other night I had a non-christian ask me why the christians don’t write a proposition making common-law marriage illegal because it is adultery and adultery is actually one of the ten comandments. Why do we tolerate a law that gives people who live together and intentionally not marry, the same rights as married people, i.e. they can file their taxes jointly? If we are going to get into the business of making laws, we need to be biblically consistent.

The California civil code already guarantees full rights for homosexual civil unions; proposition 8 does not take away those rights.

However, if proposition 8 is NOT passed, our view and right to teach marriage as being the union between one man and one woman WILL be taken away.

The consequences of this would be very ugly and far reaching. Furthermore, the process by which California has now arrived at actually granting homosexual marriage licenses is a travesty – a perversion of the democratic process where imperial judges are overriding the ‘consent of the governed’ and imperiling our culture.

I encourage you to watch this video which explains some of the reasons for a ‘yes on 8’ vote in a pretty fair way.

I also encourage you to check out the http://www.protectmarriage.com/ website for further info.

My strongest encouragement to you is to vote YES on Prop 8. Protect marriage.

peace out…

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I have no problem loving any sinner – they come through the door at our church every Sunday and I am one of the biggest. The difference being I am seeking forgiveness and wanting to grow in my walk and spend more time in the Word. In John 8 Jesus intervened in the stoning of a woman caught in adultery – he showed compassion and saved her life but his words to her were “Go now and leave your life of sin.” She did not ask Him to condone her lifestyle and change the laws of the land to accomodate her desire to live in a way contrary to God’s law. Marriage was instituted by God before it became a legal contract and even now homosexuals are granted civil unions which give them the rights they desire – large companies grant them status as domestic partners and no one can discriminate against them any more than they could any other minority.