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Election Day - California!
Nov. 4th, 2008 12:51 pmToday the USA votes for a President.
More importantly California votes on Proposition 8 which is a hateful bill that wishes to amend California's constitution to recognise marriage as being only between one man and one woman (although it doesn't define these two entities). This will end gay marriage in the State and void those which have already taken place. And why? Because of bigotry and fear.
The whole "Vote Yes On 8" campaign has been using scaremongering and heavy hand tactics to get their voice heard. Gangs of Yes On 8 people hang around on street corners. TV commercials basically infer that if gay marriage is allowed it will turn your children gay. It will not happen.
And before people start spouting Leviticus at me remember Leviticus also says that you have to eat Kosher/Halal foods (no seafood; pork; blood; has to be killed correctly; etc.) so no seafood gumbo people; that handicapped people can't pray; and blasphemy requires a stoning. However the biggest law in the Bible is "Thou shalt not kill!". It doesn't specify, you shouldn't kill unless its some foreigner with a different coloured skin, religion, hairstyle, hat, vast quantities of oil! It says "Thou shalt not kill". I wonder how many who will vote yes on Prop 8 have killed.
And Jesus instructed that Leviticus should be ignored anyway. That's why he was nailed to a cross, or partly.
Vote NO to Prop 8!
While you're at it. Vote YES to Prop 2 which introduces humane farming.
Finally back to the election. Vote Obama. McCain has come across as a fairly amiable chap however he is in his 70s. Palin scares me. And the extra stress of being president may finish McCain off. If for no other reason look at Palin and consider whether you want her as president?
More importantly California votes on Proposition 8 which is a hateful bill that wishes to amend California's constitution to recognise marriage as being only between one man and one woman (although it doesn't define these two entities). This will end gay marriage in the State and void those which have already taken place. And why? Because of bigotry and fear.
The whole "Vote Yes On 8" campaign has been using scaremongering and heavy hand tactics to get their voice heard. Gangs of Yes On 8 people hang around on street corners. TV commercials basically infer that if gay marriage is allowed it will turn your children gay. It will not happen.
And before people start spouting Leviticus at me remember Leviticus also says that you have to eat Kosher/Halal foods (no seafood; pork; blood; has to be killed correctly; etc.) so no seafood gumbo people; that handicapped people can't pray; and blasphemy requires a stoning. However the biggest law in the Bible is "Thou shalt not kill!". It doesn't specify, you shouldn't kill unless its some foreigner with a different coloured skin, religion, hairstyle, hat, vast quantities of oil! It says "Thou shalt not kill". I wonder how many who will vote yes on Prop 8 have killed.
And Jesus instructed that Leviticus should be ignored anyway. That's why he was nailed to a cross, or partly.
Vote NO to Prop 8!
While you're at it. Vote YES to Prop 2 which introduces humane farming.
Finally back to the election. Vote Obama. McCain has come across as a fairly amiable chap however he is in his 70s. Palin scares me. And the extra stress of being president may finish McCain off. If for no other reason look at Palin and consider whether you want her as president?
