On my way home last night, I heard a No on Prop 8 ad on one of the local radio stations and didn't think anything of it. Perhaps I was listening in at the wrong time or during times when they ran the No on Prop 8 ads. I hoped that the radio station gave equal opportunity to their listeners regarding Prop 8. I woke up this morning and heard the same ad again on the same radio station (FM102). I wasn't sure if the radio station was biased and/or was for No on Prop 8.
The ads focused on children and that Yes on Prop 8 was lying concerning what California children will be taught in schools regarding marriage. One of the Yes on Prop 8 arguments is:
1. I do not want public schools to teach elementary school children that gay marriage is okay. Nor do I want mandatory sex education taught under a gay marriage agenda. This is an issue for parents to discuss with their children according to their own values and beliefs.
According to FoxNews.com, "First-graders in San Francisco took a field trip to City Hall to celebrate the marriage of their lesbian teacher on Friday, but opponents of same-sex marriage in the state say the field trip was an attempt to “indoctrinate” the students, the San Francisco Chronicle reported."
And they say it can't happen to our children...I beg to differ. If it happened in San Francisco, why can't it happen in my town or city. And the ages their teaching the children is awfully young, in fact too young to comprehend it all.
It saddens me how complacent misinformed they are regarding issues surrounding Prop 8. It just opens more legal problems for parents who will not have the option to choose if their children can get out of a class like the one in San Francisco.
Just thinking out loud again about how much of an impact this proposition has on the future of Californians.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Yes on Prop 8
The last couple of weeks, I had several opportunities to stand at a busy intersection close to where I live and hold up signs promoting the Yes on Prop. 8 campaign. There were only a few of us there during rush hour traffic and it was quite the experience. Not only did I see a lot of stares and sneers but also a lot of puzzled motorists wondering what Prop 8 was about.
Well as most Californians know by now, Prop 8 is an initiative that will add an amendment to the California Constitution to define that it will only recognize marriages between a man and woman as valid. The initiative came about when four California Supreme Court judges in San Francisco overturned the already passed Prop 22 which defined a marriage between man and woman. If the people voted and passed the initiative already, why are we struggling with this again?
In supporting the Yes on Prop 8 campaign, I have never met so much opposition and hostility by the other party. In Modesto, a man was attacked and his signs stolen that he was passing out for Yes on Prop 8, signs stolen from people's yards, stickers being removed from cars, gestures to show how much they disagree with supporters of Yes on Prop 8 and vandalism. "Desperate times calls for desperate measures," is what I think of the acts the opponent resorted to.
Here are 3 simple reasons why you should vote Yes on Prop 8:
1.It restores the definition of marriage to what the vast majority of California voters already approved and what Californians agree should be supported, not undermined.
2.It overturns the outrageous decision of four activist Supreme Court judges who ignored the will of the people.
3.It protects our children from being taught in public schools that “same-sex marriage” is the same as traditional marriage, and prevents other consequences to Californians who will be forced to not just be tolerant of gay lifestyles, but face mandatory compliance regardless of their personal beliefs.
Well as most Californians know by now, Prop 8 is an initiative that will add an amendment to the California Constitution to define that it will only recognize marriages between a man and woman as valid. The initiative came about when four California Supreme Court judges in San Francisco overturned the already passed Prop 22 which defined a marriage between man and woman. If the people voted and passed the initiative already, why are we struggling with this again?
In supporting the Yes on Prop 8 campaign, I have never met so much opposition and hostility by the other party. In Modesto, a man was attacked and his signs stolen that he was passing out for Yes on Prop 8, signs stolen from people's yards, stickers being removed from cars, gestures to show how much they disagree with supporters of Yes on Prop 8 and vandalism. "Desperate times calls for desperate measures," is what I think of the acts the opponent resorted to.
Here are 3 simple reasons why you should vote Yes on Prop 8:
1.It restores the definition of marriage to what the vast majority of California voters already approved and what Californians agree should be supported, not undermined.
2.It overturns the outrageous decision of four activist Supreme Court judges who ignored the will of the people.
3.It protects our children from being taught in public schools that “same-sex marriage” is the same as traditional marriage, and prevents other consequences to Californians who will be forced to not just be tolerant of gay lifestyles, but face mandatory compliance regardless of their personal beliefs.
Hope you all registered to vote and make the right choice!
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