I get about 700 emails a day with various ads and messages in support of proposition 8, which is mostly just annoying because I already support prop 8. Enough, already. And most of you who read my blog probably support the proposition, too, so this might just annoy you. But I know of at least one potential reader who doesn't support the prop, so here you go. My sister put it on her blog, and I thought it was pretty clear (although do we really need to emphasize the lawn-mowing man and the woman in the kitchen? I'm not sure that really helps the cause).
I don't believe it's about the rights of gay couples. They have those rights. What they don't have is the power to redefine their minority behavior as mainstream. I think it is a cleverly couched attempt to thrust the values of a very small minority on the majority. It's not about tolerance anymore. Those who oppose prop 8 want to take it a step beyond tolerance, to teach my children that it's a choice they can make. And while you hear that teachers won't be required to teach about it in schools, the fact is that 96% of CA schools do teach about marriage. It seems pretty turned around. It's not OK to sing Christmas songs, because that infringes on the rights of those who don't believe in Christ, but it's OK to teach kids about homosexual relationships? Majority values go unprotected and trivialized, while the minority is carefully preserved. I reserve the right to teach my children my morals and values. If you feel differently, then feel free to pass those values on to your children. Which you probably don't have because procreation happens between MEN AND WOMEN!... OK, now I can't help but get a little irreverent here. But I don't want my kids learning about homosexuality as a normal and acceptable life choice, one equally likely to result in happy life.
I have tried to write out my viewpoint several times, but I oppose redefining marriage on so many levels that I find it nearly impossible. Call it a moral issue. Call it a social one. Call it whatever you want to: just vote.
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Well of course I'm with you on this. my problem is with teaching our children that this is an optional thing, or a choice they have. Like at some point you will have to choose whether you want to be gay or straight. Well, I suppose maybe you should test them both out first, to see which you prefer...
I loved your thoughts and the clear way you are able to put them. It is a moral issue and it is a social issue as well. We went through this when we lived in Nevada -- and I suspect that at some point, everyone will have to do it again. Sigh. I"m sick of it all too.
Well done, Courtney. I agree.
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