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Divorce destroys the sanctity of marriage and its powerful influence on the betterment of society. This proposition would keep the very meaning of marriage from being transformed into nothing more than a contractual relationship between two adults. Prohibiting divorce between heterosexual married couples will keep the interests of children and families intact. We will continue to celebrate marriage as the union of husband and wife, not as a relationship between Party A and Party B. The marriage of a man and a woman has been at the heart of society since the beginning of time and it promotes the ideal opportunity for children to be raised by a mother and a father in a family held together by the legal, communal, and spiritual bonds of marriage. As a society we should put the best interests of children first, and those interests lie in traditional marriage. Permitting divorce destroys marriage as we know it and causes a profound harm to society. We should be restoring marriage, not undermining it.
And for those of you who voted yes on Prop 8 but disagree with this petition...Why? This petition is copied and pasted from literature from your website, ProtectMarriage.com, but applied to Divorce instead of Gay Marriage. So how can you argue with your own words?
Sign the petition at:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/protect-marriage-protect-children-prohibit-divorceDivorce destroys the sanctity of marriage and its powerful influence on the betterment... more
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Santa Clara – The leadership of the nation’s high-tech industry feels so strongly that Prop 8 is wrong and unfair, that a coalition of key leaders is running a full page advertisement in a major daily newspaper urging Californians to vote NO on Prop 8. The ad, running in Friday’s San Jose Mercury News, includes a list of “Who’s Who of the Silicon Valley”, including the founders and CEOs of Google, Yahoo!, Adobe Systems and Cisco Systems.
Prop 8 would eliminate the fundamental right to marry for same-sex couples in California by amending the state’s Constitution.
Jerry Yang, co-Founder of Yahoo! Inc. said, “Silicon Valley has always been an example for the rest of the country of how diversity and openness help to drive innovation and value creation. This divisive measure is the antithesis of those values that make Silicon Valley so unique.”
Chuck Geschke, Founder & Chairman, Adobe Systems Inc, said, “Equal rights under the law is one of the cornerstones of our California constitution and one of the guiding values for Silicon Valley leaders. Prop 8 would take the extreme step of amending our constitution to strip rights away from one group of people.”
“Today prominent leaders from across California – and around the nation – have become part of the NO on Prop 8 campaign,” said Geoff Kors, a NO on Prop 8 Executive Committee Member. “We welcome the support and leadership of these technology and business leaders who believe Prop 8 is unfair and must be defeated and we look forward to seeing that number grow.”
Below is the text of the ad:
Silicon Valley Leaders Urge You to Stand for Equality.
Vote No on Proposition 8.
As Silicon Valley leaders, we are committed to equality and fairness. We are opposed to Proposition 8 because it would change our state constitution to take away rights from one group of people. It would set our state, and our country, back in the fight for fundamental fairness and equal rights.
Please join us by reaching out to friends and neighbors and asking them to stand for fairness: Vote No on Proposition 8 on November 4th.
Santa Clara – The leadership of the nation’s high-tech industry feels so... more
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A Hastings, Neb., Mormon man has been threatened with excommunication by his bishop for working against an anti-gay amendment in Calif.
This past summer, the leadership of the Mormon church has instructed its membership to support Proposition 8, the ballot initiative in Calif. that, if approved in Nov., will rescind marriage parity for gay and lesbian families.
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My thoughts: Should the Mormon church still be tax exempt as a non-profit while they blatantly play politics? A Hastings, Neb., Mormon man has been threatened with excommunication by his bishop... more
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A little understood, often secretive religious minority in California is having a huge impact on gay marriage in the State. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons) have contributed between 35-and-40% of the money raised to support Proposition 8 – the constitutional amendment that seeks to ban gay marriage in the State.
Since June, Mormon members have contributed more than a third of the $15.4 million raised by ProtectMarriage.com – Yes on 8, the primary backer of the gay marriage ban, Frank Schubert the group's campaign manager told the Wall Street Journal.
[more at link]A little understood, often secretive religious minority in California is having a huge... more
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Brad Pitt donated $100,000 to fight Proposition 8, California's constitutional ban on equal rights for gays and lesbians. You too can donate money by making a donation at the link. Evangelicals are raising a lot more money to support inequality. We need your help now!
Thank you. Brad Pitt donated $100,000 to fight Proposition 8, California's constitutional... more
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