And these are the striaght ones.
…and people are against it? Hard to believe? I thought so too…that’s why I had to read the article, “Californians go to war over proposed gay-marriage ban” twice:
There is little suspense over the presidential race here, but a ballot initiative to overturn gay marriage is garnering the attention of politicians, activists and big spenders.
Proposition 8, which would amend California’s constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman, was put on the ballot after a state Supreme Court ruling in May said a ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional.
Why declare war on a group of people who want to be with a person they love for the rest of their life? Shouldn’t we encourage that?
The charges have stirred grass-roots campaigning by people who aren’t normally involved in campaigns. William Adams, 51, of Irvine has festooned his Chevy pickup with hand-drawn wooden signs urging a vote for Prop 8 and declaring it a matter of parents’ rights to control what kids are exposed to.
Adams says he fears his church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, could be sued for discrimination for not recognizing gay couples.
“We’re not afraid of the homosexual movement; We are afraid of the government,” Adams says.
He has planted more than 50 yard signs and led groups of others in knocking on doors for votes for Prop 8. The door-to-door canvassing, as well as telephone voter-turnout efforts, are organized by his Mormon ward, or local church, Adams says.
Isn’t it funny that the people of California seek marriage advice from a Mormon. Hey, little trivia for you; Did you know that Mormons practiced polygamy? Yep. If you were Mormon, you could have one, two, five, or ten wives. I’m glad they’re helping. They know a thing or to about a Christ-like marriage.
Brown, the spokeswoman for Yes on 8, estimates 40% or more of the $28 million the group reported raising by Oct. 18 had come from Mormon donors. But she says the coalition to overturn gay marriage is broad and even includes groups that tend to vote Democratic.
“We expect turnout in the African-American community to be an asset to us,” she says.
Who knew that black people are homophobic? I didn’t.
Brown hopes that after Tuesday, gay marriage will be history in California. “We really are at a cultural crossroads in America where we are going to be forced one way or another to decide whether the rights of children or the rights of gay adults are going to come first,” Brown says.
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I wonder how much would get done around in this country (Health Care, Social Security, Bringing home the troops, etc…) if people didn’t care who was fucking who….
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