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 will 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.
* And for the record if you are a friend or family member of mine I will keep your comments listed. However, I will not keep random people's comments. Thank you.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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as I clearly stated I will only be keeping comments from friends and family. This is the second time I've deleted a comment by a person named Chino who isn't even in America and is commenting on Proposition 8.
Great. I know my blog is public, but I also stated I would be deleting any comments from people other than friends and family. I won't debate that fact with you. As an adminstrator of my blog I have every right to delete comments.
Let me make myself clear. I am not deleting your comments due to the subject. I am deleting your comments because I have no idea who you are.
Tam -
I know you don't know who I am, therefore I don't expect this post to remain up very long. But I hope at least you will read it.
Click on the following link to read an excellent article by a BYU law professor (educated at Harvard), responding to the Six Consequences document: Link
Here's a quote from the beginning of the document:
"Most of the arguments contained in “Six Consequences” are either untrue or misleading. The following commentary addresses those arguments and explains how they are based on misinterpretations of law and fact. My intent is to be of service in helping our Church avoid charges of using falsehoods to gain a political victory. I do not believe these so”called “consequences” have originated at or been approved by Church headquarters; rather, I suspect they are the result of overzealous volunteers who have misinterpreted California law and the legal cases on which the supposed consequences depend. Relying on deceptive arguments is not only contrary to gospel principles, but ultimately works against the very mission of the Church."
It's one thing to attempt to sway opinion -- it's another thing entirely to do it by bearing false witness.
Thank you for reading, and best wishes to you and your family.
After all the debate, all the arguing, all the back and forth on the issue of marriage equality, today I want you to think about just one thing. I want you to imagine how it would feel if other people were allowed to vote on the validity of your relationship. How would you feel if millions of people were stepping into voting booths right now to decide whether YOUR marriage would be “valid or recognized”?
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