I usually let Neils take care of the political stuff, but I do believe in being informed. After reading this I think it is important for people to know what this is about and know how it will affect us even though we don't live in California. There is a clip from a news program that I found most interesting and informative about how this will affect our families and children, it's the second "Click Here" if you don't want to read through all of it.
An email was sent to me from my sister and here is some of what was in it.
I have done most of the work putting together all the good resources about this proposition so people can read about it through this email or blog. With the links already set. Read below and you will see. Also important dates for getting your absentee ballots and mail in votes...plus the links to do it! Hopefully this takes the work out of voting for everyone and the work out of researching it.
Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt children. If gay marriage remains legal, public schools will put it on equal footing with traditional marriage. Children will likely receive 'age appropriate' information about sexual relations within heterosexual and homosexual marriages.
Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt churches. 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. Over time, greater acceptance of nontraditional marriage will be demanded of all people. This could impact the ability of any religion to teach and practice its beliefs. Including adoption agencies.
A YES vote will not hurt gays. In California, the law provides for marriage-related benefits to be given to civil unions and domestic partnerships. Proposition 8 does not diminish these benefits.
For your information:On Friday, October 10th, 2008 a first-grade class took a field trip to witness a lesbian wedding in California. Click Here for the article from the San Francisco Chronicle. A father in Massachusetts was frustrated when his twin kindergartners were taught about homosexuality at school by the teachers. He insisted he be notified in the future before such things were discussed so he could pull his boys out of school. He was taken to jail. Click Here for the story.
A Catholic adoption agency In the UK closed their doors because of the Government's new homosexual equality laws. The Equality Act forbids discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the basis of sexual orientation. The law was forced through Parliament last year despite past Prime Minister Tony Blair's recommendation that Catholic adoption agencies be exempted from the rules. Click Here for more info. http://www.tldm.org/News12/UKCatholicAdoptionAgencyForcedToCloseDoors.htm
Earlier this month judges in Conneticut overturned the state law (just as the judges in California did) to legalized gay marriage. This is not just an issue in California. We voted years ago to keep traditional marriage as the only marriage recognized in the state of California, 4 judges overturned our vote…and we need to fight back. That is what this Proposition is about.
This is happening everywhere and the leaders of the church and others have warned that the outcome of California's vote will affect the way the other states vote. So PLEASE…even if you don't live in California, put this on your blog or email this on. The internet knows no state line. You know contacts in California that I don't…and so do your friends. Please pass this on as it could eventually have an effect on everyone!
Click Here for excerpts from the Broadcast given by Elders M. Russell Ballard, Quentin L. Cook and L. Whitney Clayton.A good resource mentioned in the broadcast: http://www.preservingmarriage.org/
October 20th: Last day to apply for an absentee ballot if voting out of state. Click Here to get one. http://www.sos.ca.gov/nvrc/fedform/
October 27th: Last day to apply for 'Vote by Mail' Click Here for info. http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_m.htm#apply
November 4th: Election day. Polls close at 8:00pm. Vote by mail must be received by this time and can be hand delivered if necessary.Hopefully, this information has been helpful. Even if you don't live in California you can make a difference by emailing this to all your contacts and getting the word out. Whether you are into politics or not...this issue is so INCREDIBLY important. So get the word out: VOTE YES ON PROP 8 in California. Thanks for your time. Amber
3 comments:
agreed
The news story really opened my eyes to how a change like this can effect my attempts as a parent to raise my family in a moral way.
Thanks for taking the time to put this up. We just got back from California, and it was scary to see up close what is happening. There was a group of young teenage girls our protesting. Their posters said "Vote yes to love, no to prop. 8." Quicker than we'd like, the world view of our youth is being manipulated to think homosexuality is a normal way of life. Their impressionable minds have been convinced that "love" is all that is involved here.
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