Vote! Vote YES!

(Ok, from the beginning, let me be straight with my readers. I have "borrowed" a good portion of this post from my friend, Christin's blog--it's a private blog, so I can't give you the link. I also "borrowed" from www/protectmarriage.com.)

In 2000, 61% of Californians voted to pass a law that defined marriage as between a man and a woman. Recently four activist judges of the California Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional, paving the way for same-sex couples to marry in California. For the last several months California has become the second state in America to allow same-sex marriage and has performed hundreds of same-sex marriages. Proposition 8 will amend the California Constitution and define marriage as only between a man and a woman, overruling the California Supreme Court and preventing activist judges from overruling the will of the people.

“The Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage did not just overturn the will of California voters; it also redefined marriage for the rest of society, without ever asking the people themselves to accept this decision. This decision has far-reaching consequences. For example, because public schools are already required to teach the role of marriage in society as part of the curriculum, schools will now be required to teach students that gay marriage is the same as traditional marriage, starting with kindergartners. By saying that a marriage is between “any two persons” rather than between a man and a woman, the Court decision has opened the door to any kind of “marriage.” This undermines the value of marriage altogether at a time when we should be restoring marriage, not undermining it.”

If you live in California please vote YES on Proposition 8.

If you live outside of California and want to help protect marriage and family please visit http://www.protectmarriage.com/ to make a donation or volunteer. If you don't think this will affect your state then you are wrong. The couples who marry in California can move to your state and sue to have their marriages recognized. In states and countries that have legalized gay marriage, religious institutions have lost their First Amendment rights. The Bible has been deemed as hate speech, a felony.

Massachusetts and California are only the beginning. Other states are also currently fighting this same battle. It is time to take a stand.

Proposition 8 is about preserving marriage; it’s not an attack on the gay lifestyle. Proposition 8 doesn’t take away any rights or benefits of gay or lesbian domestic partnerships. Under California law, “domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections, and benefits” as married spouses. (Family Code § 297.5.) There are NO exceptions. Proposition 8 WILL NOT change this. Some will try to tell you that Proposition 8 takes away legal rights of gay domestic partnerships. That is false. Proposition 8 DOES NOT take away any of those rights and does not interfere with gays living the lifestyle they choose.

However, while gays have the right to their private lives, they do not have the right to redefine marriage for everyone else.

CALIFORNIANS HAVE NEVER VOTED FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. If gay activists want to legalize gay marriage, they should put it on the ballot. Instead, they have gone behind the backs of voters and convinced four activist judges in San Francisco to redefine marriage for the rest of society. That is the wrong approach.

Please vote in November. It's one of the most important elections we've had. This issue is even more important than who we choose to lead our country, because THIS decision has effects that we will feel in our homes, with our children. Don't let some activist judges decide HOW and WHAT you will teach your children!

I encourage you to take some time to read the following article that will help explain some of the major consequences of legalizing same-sex marriage.

http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/the-divine-institution-of-marriage

Below are a couple of other good video links.

Interview with parents in Massachusetts

Proposition 8 DVD