Proposition 8, an amendment to the California Constitution to define marriage between one man and one woman, caused quite a stir both in California and throughout the world. People in Peru have even asked me about this issue!
The issue that should concern all Americans, regardless of where they stand on the issue, is how we as Americans have responded since the Proposition was passed:
- Mormans have been targeted and malicious lies spread about their faith
- Individual donors have been targeted, sent death threats, and have been intimidated over the phone
- Extreme political activists are trying to take away the tax-exempt status of the Church
First, let me say that the GLBT group has faced unprecedented discrimination in the past. There is no excuse for physically, emotionally, or verbally targeting a group with hate. Absolutely unacceptable. Yet, that is exactly what vote "No" supporters are now doing to supporters of traditional marriage.
As a nation, we seem not to be making "progress" here, but rather just shifting power. Instead of learning from the mistakes of actions from the past, an old form of hate is re-engineering itself.
Clearly, this is a contentious issue, with people feeling passionate on both sides, but this win at all costs, even with the destruction of friendships, respect, and faith in this country has to stop.
Most Americans agree that the health of the family is in jeopardy, we typically agree that values and respect are being lost, and even though we may disagree on certain values, we must agree that there is a natural law of principles that we must all adhere to in order to sustain our culture, engage in political debate, and form public policy.
Forget about losing our place as the Global Superpower, if we lose these principles, we lose our civilization.
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