Friday, February 27, 2009

Prayer Day for Prop 8

Just got this email from the ProtectMarriage.com folks, probably just like many of you.

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Dear Friend,

Proposition 8 was put before the people of California, and by a wide margin of 600,000 votes became a part of the California Constitution (Article 1, Section 7.5). Next Thursday, March 5, the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to determine whether the sovereign will of the people should be upheld, and whether marriage between only a man and a woman will stand.

This is the most important legal issue impacting families in a generation. The outcome of this case is “do or die” for traditional marriage. If the California Supreme Court were to overrule the vote of the people (for the second time) it would not be long before homosexual marriage is the law of the land across this country.

ProtectMarriage.com, the committee responsible for enacting Prop 8, urges you and all our supporters to take action. We are declaring this Sunday, March 1, to be a Day of Prayer for Marriage.

Proposition 8 was supported by over 7 million voters, and we call on those who support traditional marriage to pray for it to be upheld. Please ask the Lord for wisdom for the Justices of the California Supreme Court. Pray, also, for those who oppose this amendment to our Constitution, that they would understand our motivation is to affirm traditional marriage, not to offend any person or group.

Activists who oppose Prop 8 are organizing a candlelight vigil in several cities for March 4, followed by a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court building in San Francisco on March 5. Organizers against Prop 8 are calling for a march of 100,000 people to the Court building (click here to view their events list). It has come to our attention that many Prop 8 supporters are also making plans to appear at the steps of the Supreme Court building on the morning of March 5. We welcome your participation, but request that all messages on homemade signs affirm traditional marriage, avoiding offensive statements regarding alternative lifestyles. If you are in close proximity to San Francisco, plan to arrive by 8 a.m. at the court, located at 350 McAllister. We do not wish to provoke or permit any kind of confrontation with our opponents. Please avoid any such activity carefully. Our only purpose is to remind the media, Californians and Americans everywhere that support for traditional marriage is the majority position in the state. Twice now voters have supported traditional marriage and rejected gay marriage. We won the Prop 8 election. The constitution has been amended. The will of the people should now prevail.

ProtectMarriage.com is the only group that will appear before the Supreme Court to uphold the vote of the people enacting Prop 8 and affirm traditional marriage as the law of the land. The upcoming Day of Prayer will provide a vehicle for all our supporters to express their own support for traditional marriage and to call on God, the author of marriage, to bless the arguments our attorneys will present to the Court and to grant the justices wisdom as they consider the arguments.

Thank you for your support of Proposition 8. Please participate in the Day of Prayer this coming Sunday and, if you are in proximity to San Francisco, come to the steps of the Supreme Court building at 8 a.m. on March 5 to show your support for Prop 8.

To make a financial contribution to the Proposition 8 Legal Defense Fund, click here.

Thank you so much for your attention and support.

Very truly yours,

ProtectMarriage.com, Yes on 8

5 comments:

Buffy said...

Which form of "traditional marriage" do you support? There are many, you realize. The Mosuo people of China engage in what anthropologists have called "walking marriage" in which women are free to sleep with whomever they like, with children being cared for by the woman's family. The girls of the !Kung San in Botswana typically marry several times before they settle into a final long-term relationship. The Canela consider loss of virginity just one step into marriage for a woman. Your own Bible includes and condones polygamy and concubines in marriage.

Educate yourself. Your claim that "one man, one woman" marriage is the only one that has ever existed and been acceptable is patently false, and your attempt to deny marriage to others is blatant bigotry.

Anonymous said...

polygamous marriage is still marriage between one man and one woman. (one man is allowed to be married to more than one woman--- the women aren't married to eachother)

a concubine is not a marriage (that's why there is another very specific word for it).

Buffy said...

How conveniently you ignore the myriad other marriage traditions across cultures and around the world--which have included same-sex marriage. But that's typical of people who think it's proper to force their narrow worldview on everyone, while screeching that it is they who are under attack.

Anonymous said...

Buffs,
we're in america, and in america marriage is a social contract. it's completely appropriate for citizens to decide how marriage will be organized.

you haven't really been specific about other cultures that officially recognize same gender marriage.

Studies show that children do better born into a family with a married mom and dad. It is the gold standard situation for children.

Same gender couples cannot create children. Same gender couples cannot give adopted children a mom and a dad.

I think it is beautiful to recognize the kind of relationship capable of literally building society a special name: marriage.

Anonymous said...

Hey, made a facebook event for this!

thanks!

pray for prop 8