A Yes on Prop 8 = "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."
Why is this so important to me? In short it will lead to conflicts with religious liberty. In long...read on...
(As any Christian, our goal is to have a love for all men. We can love someone while still maintaining and supporting our beliefs and standards.)
Gay couples will not lose anything if Prop 8 passes. In California, the law provides for marriage-related benefits to be given to civil unions and domestic partnerships. Yes on Proposition 8 does not diminish these benefits.
I "do not object to rights (already established in California) regarding hospitalization and medical care, fair housing and employment rights, or probate rights, so long as these do not infringe on the integrity of the family or the constitutional rights of churches and their adherents to administer and practice their religion free from government interference." - www.lds.org
Changing the definition of marriage would have a snowball effect on religious freedoms of all sorts. The following are a few key points taken from "whatisprop8.com". This is what will happen if Prop 8 does NOT pass:
Children in public schools will have to be taught that same-sex marriage is just as good as traditional marriage. The California Education Code already requires that health education classes instruct children about marriage. (§51890) If gay marriage remains legal, public schools will put it on equal footing with traditional marriage. There will be serious clashes between the secular school system and the right of parents to teach their children their own values and beliefs.
Why is this so important to me? In short it will lead to conflicts with religious liberty. In long...read on...
(As any Christian, our goal is to have a love for all men. We can love someone while still maintaining and supporting our beliefs and standards.)
Gay couples will not lose anything if Prop 8 passes. In California, the law provides for marriage-related benefits to be given to civil unions and domestic partnerships. Yes on Proposition 8 does not diminish these benefits.
I "do not object to rights (already established in California) regarding hospitalization and medical care, fair housing and employment rights, or probate rights, so long as these do not infringe on the integrity of the family or the constitutional rights of churches and their adherents to administer and practice their religion free from government interference." - www.lds.org
Changing the definition of marriage would have a snowball effect on religious freedoms of all sorts. The following are a few key points taken from "whatisprop8.com". This is what will happen if Prop 8 does NOT pass:
Children in public schools will have to be taught that same-sex marriage is just as good as traditional marriage. The California Education Code already requires that health education classes instruct children about marriage. (§51890) If gay marriage remains legal, public schools will put it on equal footing with traditional marriage. There will be serious clashes between the secular school system and the right of parents to teach their children their own values and beliefs.
Churches may be sued over their tax exempt status if they refuse to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their religious buildings open to the public.
Religious adoption agencies will be challenged by government agencies to give up their long-held right to place children only in homes with both a mother and a father.
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.
It will cost you money. This change in the definition of marriage will bring a cascade of lawsuits, including some already lost (e.g., photographers cannot now refuse to photograph gay marriages; doctors cannot now refuse to perform artificial insemination of gays even given other willing doctors).
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, family is key to our religion. We believe marriage is sacred, ordained of God, and is between one man and one woman, as is described in our the 1995 declaration "The Family: A Proclamation to the World".
Didn't pilgrims come from England for the freedom of religion? That is what we are still fighting for.
For more information try these sites:
http://www.protectmarriage.com/
http://www.preservingmarriage.org/
http://www.whatisprop8.com/
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, family is key to our religion. We believe marriage is sacred, ordained of God, and is between one man and one woman, as is described in our the 1995 declaration "The Family: A Proclamation to the World".
Didn't pilgrims come from England for the freedom of religion? That is what we are still fighting for.
For more information try these sites:
http://www.protectmarriage.com/
http://www.preservingmarriage.org/
http://www.whatisprop8.com/
1 comment:
Wow, that is a lot of good information. I think defining marriage between a man and a woman is essential but I had no idea all the other repercussions if this proposition doesn't pass. Shows how out of touch I am now that I live on the other side of the country.
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