The measure as submitted for the ballot by petitioners was called the "California Marriage Protection Act."
The actual ballot title, as changed by the Attorney General Jerry Brown, is "Eliminates Right of Same-sex Couples to Marry."
a "No" vote is:
1) for homosexual marriage ("domestic partners" already have all the civil/legal rights, protection, and benefits that married people have) ... just not the originally religious title of "married." So, it maintains the status quo as established by 4 members of the California State Supreme Court.
2) I wonder if it will be used to attack any religion that won't recognize homosexual marriage. And against anyone exercising their "freedom of speech" to criticize it. I just wonder what the "actual" potential consequences are of it not passing?
Many churches are very worked up over Prop 8 ... We are doing our part to be supportive of our church.
I saw Bishops, patriarchs, senior citizens, and young couples today ... all working for "Protection of the traditional family."
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a "No" vote is... churches being sued until they leave the state of California. Seems that it is an attack against any religion that won't recognize homosexual marriage.
This is just plain wrong. Your church will be able to legally hate gays just as much after Prop 8 fails as it currently can.
Marriage laws have changed frequently over the past several hundred years, and that hasn't prevented churches from legally refusing to conduct marriages they wish not to conduct (for example, between people of different races, or between divorcees).
Your work for Prop 8 is not defending your church, it's just the propagation of discrimination and bigotry against people who are different from you and doing you no harm.
Patrick Meighan
Culver City, CA
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