THE DIVINE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE

A YES vote on Proposition 8 protects our freedom and the divine institution of marriage, which has been in existence since the world began with Adam and Eve. It is the no vote that is trying to change the meaning of marriage. Under California law, same sex couples that register as “domestic partners shall have the same rights, protection and benefits as married spouses” (Family Code 297.5). Proposition 8 will not change this…it just won’t be called marriage, and public school teachers would not have to tell children it is the same as marriage.

Voting NO takes away our freedom:
1. Public schools will have to be taught that same-sex marriage is just as good as traditional marriage.
2. Churches may be sued over their tax exemption status if they refuse to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their own religious buildings.
3. Religious adoption agencies will be challenged by government agencies to give up their long-held right to place children only in homes with both a mother and father.
4. Private school may be required to provide student housing for same-sex couples, even if counter to church doctrine.
5. Free Speech will be taken away from church leaders & teachers who preach against same-sex marriages.
6. Litigation…the change in the definition of marriage will bring a cascade of lawsuits against those who believe marriage should be between a man and a woman: photographers who refuse to photograph gay marriages, doctors who refuse to perform artificial insemination of gays even when given other willing doctors names; ministers who will not perform same sex marriages, and many more.

Marriage between a man and woman is a sacred institution put into existence by a loving Heavenly Father and is the corner stone of his great plan to bring children into this world. Please join us and many others in voting YES on Proposition 8 and keep traditional marriage safe.