My good friend, David Petersen, from Southern California, has sent me several compelling links related to Proposition 8 which will be on the ballot in California in a month.
Proposition 8 states simply: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."
This is, in my view, an extremely critical issue. As Sarah Palin put it so well in the VP debate, this is not about adults choosing whatever relationships they wish to enter into. Nor does it preclude certain legal rights from being granted to any person chosen by an individual, such as hospital visitation rights. It is simply a definition of marriage, and this is important both for the symbolic nature of the statement confirming a special type of relationship between a man and a woman, and because that in turn is a key foundation for providing for children the most stable and beneficial parenting structure we can give them, and that is important to all society.
Of course, most of us also have a faith-based view of the sacredness of marriage, and I consider that important as well, but it is important for all of these reasons.
And let's not fool ourselves. If these kinds of propositions fail, and pro-same-sex marriage propositions win, it will truly affect all of us, our kids, our society. Now is the time to take a stand.
Here are some links I recommend related to Proposition 8. Please help spread the word to all, but particularly any contacts you may have in California.
A pro-Prop-8 editorial from a liberal Democrat - very good
Newt Gingrich on stopping imperial judges by supporting Proposition 8
A family's kindergartener forced to be taught same-sex partners/marriage without notification in Massachussets (where same-sex marriage has been legalized despite strenuous efforts by Mitt Romney and others)
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