YES on PROP 8

I just got this email that has been forwarded through many friends and thought that I would post it here.

It is imperitive that Prop 8 PASS. This initiative will impact generations to come and it is our time to be warriors in the fight against all that try to tear down the sacred institution of marriage and family.

Please, please, please register to vote and let YOUR voice be heard.

We are sending this to you because we live in California. Proposition 8 will be on our ballot in 2 months and we are working fervently to help it pass. It states that 'only marriage between a man and a woman is legal and recognized in California.' If it does not pass, same-sex marriage will be legal in this state. We believe that marriage between a man and a woman is sacred and meant to be eternal, designed to last beyond this life. God intended for husbands and wives to marry and create eternal families. We believe that this is His design and His will. The following six consequences have been identified should Proposition 8 not pass in California. Our rights and liberties will continue to erode if the sanctity of marriage and family are not preserved. You may have seen these consequences already, but they are worth re-reading, if only to help us find more ways to act in helping pass Proposition 8. 1. Children in public schools will have to be taught that same-sex marriage is just as good as traditional marriage. The California Education Code already requires that health education classes instruct children about marriage. (§51890) Therefore, unless Proposition 8 passes, children will be taught that marriage is between any two adults regardless of gender. There will be serious clashes between the secular school system and the right of parents to teach their children their own values and beliefs. 2. Churches may be sued over their tax exempt status if they refuse to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their religious buildings open to the public. Ask whether your pastor, priest, minister, bishop, or rabbi is ready to perform such marriages in your chapels and sanctuaries. 3. Religious adoption agencies will be challenged by government agencies to give up their long-held right to place children only in homes with both a mother and a father. Catholic Charities in Boston already closed its doors in Massachusetts because courts legalized same-sex marriage there. 4. Religions that sponsor private schools with married student housing may be required to provide housing for same-sex couples, even if counter to church doctrine, or risk lawsuits over tax exemptions and related benefits. 5. Ministers who preach against same-sex marriages may be sued for hate speech and risk government fines. It already happened in Canada, a country that legalized gay marriage. A recent California court held that municipal employees may not say: “traditional marriage,” or “family values” because, after the same-sex marriage case, it is “hate speech.” 6. It will cost you money. This change in the definition of marriage will bring a cascade of lawsuits, including some already lost (e.g., photographers cannot now refuse to photograph gay marriages, doctors cannot now refuse to perform artificial insemination of gays even given other willing doctors). Even if courts eventually find in favor of a defender of traditional marriage (highly improbable given today’s activist judges), think of the money – your money – that will be spent on such legal battles. Additionally, think of all the unintended consequences that we cannot even foresee at this time. Where will it end? Let's work together to pass proposition 8. If you are a registered voter living in California, we invite you to vote YES on proposition 8 in November. If you live in California but are not registered to vote, we invite you to register so that you can vote YES on proposition 8. Go to www.sos.ca.gov/nvrc/fedorm/ to download the form. If you do not reside in California but know people that do, please encourage them to vote YES on proposition 8, and register to vote if necessary. If you are interested in actively helping to pass proposition 8, please go to www.protectmarriage.com or just reply to us and we can get you started. Thank you for your consideration and support of this monumental issue.