Gay Marriage

LA Times: Most Legal Analysts Predict Supreme Court Loss for Prop 8 Challenge

Posted 3 March 2009 - 11:56pm by David Turney

L.A. Times has a fairly thorough piece ahead of this week's California Supreme Court oral arguments concerning the constitutionality of November's successful Proposition 8 ballot initiative supporting traditional marriage.  There are some novel ideas being thrown around about how this may ultimately be decided.   I for one am not expecting a simple, clear decision (which isn't due for another 90 days hence), but we'll see. 

Something you might consider praying about this week.

From here (emphasis mine)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop8-supreme-court4-2009mar04,0...  (read more...)

Sir Elton John on Prop 8. His Words, Not Mine

Posted 14 November 2008 - 2:37pm by David Turney

As much as I would like to be done on this blog with the topics of prop 22 and prop 8, it is clear this fight will be with us, especially in California, for some time. If it's a fight they want, then it's a fight they will get (only the weapons will be different). Holy Matrimony is a sacrament, plain and simple. As such, it is non-negotiable.

Even Sir Elton John, while very much for gay unions, understands that the gay fight for "marriage" is probably a BIG mistake.  (read more...)

How Does Prop 8 (marriage) Pass While Prop 4 (parental notification) Lose?

Posted 5 November 2008 - 8:30am by David Turney
Riddle me this.   How is it that the sleeping conservative giant in California wakes up and goes to the polls in favor of proposition 8 but fails to pass the "no-brainer " proposition 4?  Essentially, Californians are saying (for the second time on both accounts) that marriage is definitely one man and one woman but that just about any minor can go have her unborn baby killed at ANY time for ANY reason without ANY pause for reflection.
 
I was wrong about this one the first time.  I'm wrong again.  How could anyone of conscience vote against proposition 4?  It is nothing less than alarming that in a California election with unprecendented conservative turnout, that
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