The opponents of California Proposition 8 say that if the proposition is defeated, then churches will be forced to perform same-sex wedding ceremonies despite their beliefs and against their wishes.
My first thought is, why on earth would anyone want to get married in a hostile church? I mean, it’s not like there aren’t plenty of churches out there already who would be more than happy to perform same-sex weddings. And it isn’t as if the California Supreme Court didn’t already address this issue in its decision, affirming the Freedom of Religion for all churches and individuals.
So, if one of the arguments is that a vote against Prop 8 is a vote against religious freedom, then where’s the religious freedom of those who believe that same-sex couples should be able to get married? Their Freedom of Religion is just as important and valid as opponents.
So a vote for Prop 8 is a vote against Religious Freedom.
Supporters of Proposition 8 like to cite a Massachussetts legal decision as pointing to leading the way to teach same-sex marriage in schools, saying that parents didn’t have any right or choice in the matter of what their children were taught on the subject. Aside from the misleading fact about what they are actually quoting, California law is quite clear on the subject of education – parents have the right to withdraw their child from any sex education class they desire.
So a vote for Prop 8 won’t change what can be taught in schools.
Civil rights are not something that are granted, but are something that are affirmed. One of the purposes of the courts is to protect the minority from the will of the majority when rights are violated. If miscegenation laws would have been put up to a vote back in the 1940s, they most likely would have passed, too, but that didn’t make it right or moral. Voting for prejudice is foolish, as society grows in compassion and richer in liberty and freedom, there will always be those who are afraid of change – we call them conservatives for a reason.
But progress and change is difficult sometimes, yet we always come through it stronger and with more liberty.
A NO VOTE ON PROPOSITION 8 is a vote for religious freedom for all, not just the majority. A NO VOTE ON PROP 8 is a vote for liberty for all, not just the majority. A NO VOTE ON PROP 8 is a vote for an increase in compassion and kindness and progress.
VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 8
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