Alright, so I haven't put any information about Proposition 8 (California) because I wasn't sure what to say. I learned tonight that most people haven't been educated about the repercussions if this doesn't pass so, here is some
factual info for you to
look at and
share with others.
http://www.whatistheharm.org/
This is site with the mission of exploring the consequences of if Prop 8 doesn't pass in California. The first article highlighted is
phenominal - read it!
2 videos you need to see now
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1803212239?bclid=1745181164&bctid=1784521903
Religious Freedom Concerns are Real with Same-Sex Marriage
http://www.meridianmagazine.com/familyleadernetwork/080925freedom.html"...California law now requires that students in public schools from kindergarten on must be taught about “Family health and child development, including the legal and financial aspects and responsibilities of marriage and parenthood.”
California Education Code 51890Now that marriage has been officially redefined, any discussion of marriage must include discussions of same-sex marriage...."
http://d2race.blogspot.com/For those of you that are interested - here's the blog of our local chapter of the Coalition to Protect Marriage. The pictures are of our phone-calling days at Bishop Gubler's house...you can see Ian in a few.
Six Likely Consequences If Proposition 8 Fails
1. Children in public schools will be taught that both traditional marriage and
same-sex marriage are okay.
The California Education Code already requires that health education classes instruct children about marriage. (§51890) Therefore, if the definition of marriage is changed, children will be taught that marriage is a relation between any two adults. There will be serious clashes between the secular school system and the right of parents to teach their children their own values and beliefs.
2. Churches will be sued if they refuse to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their religious buildings that are open to the public. Ask whether your pastor, priest, minister, bishop, or rabbi is ready to perform such marriages in your chapels and sanctuaries.
3. 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. Catholic Charities in Boston has already closed its doors because of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.
4. Religions that sponsor private schools and which provide housing for married students wiil be required to provide housing for same-sex couples, even if it runs counter to church doctrine, or lose tax exemptions and benefits.
5. Ministers who preach against same-sex marriages will be sued for hate speech and could be fined by the government, it has already happened in Canada, one of six countries that have legalized gay marriage.
6. It will cost you money. A change in the definition of marriage will bring a cascade of lawsuits. Even if courts eventually find in favor of a defender of traditional marriage (highly improbable given today's activist judges), think of the money - your money, your church contributions - that will have to be spent on legal fees.
And think of all the unintended consequences that we cannot even foresee at this time. Where will it end?
It's your children, your grandchildren, your money, and your liberties.
Lets work together to protect them.
We ALMOST lost Nicholas into the icky duck pond!
