prop8: Last Post, last push

• For centuries, marriage as a legal, civil and religious institution between a man and a woman has protected children and society in every country and culture.
• In March 7, 2000, 61% of California voters passed Proposition 22 — to keep marriage between a man and a woman. [1]
• On Aug. 8, 2008, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported that 53% of new HIV infections in 2006 occurred in gay or bisexual men. More infections occurred among young people under 30 (aged 13–29) than any other age group (34%, or 19,200). African Americans, while comprising 13% of the US population, accounted for 45% of the new HIV infections in 2006. [3] [4]
• On May 8, 2008, a black administrator was fired from the University of Toledo, Ohio, for objecting to the comparison of black discrimination to same-sex marriage.
  [5] [6] [7]
• In February 2008, a professor was fired from San Jose Evergreen Community College after being accused of providing an "offensive" answer out of the textbook to a student's question about heredity and homosexual behavior. [8] [9]
• In March 2007 freshmen were told not to tell their parents about Deerfield (Ill.) High School's pro-gay seminar and were required to sign a confidentiality agreement. [10]
• In early March 2007, a Massachusetts high school banned parents from attending a seminar for students on how they can know they are homosexual. [11]
• On April 27, 2005, a Massachusetts father was jailed after requesting that his 6-year-old son's school notify him when it discussed homosexuality or transgenderism. [12]
• On February 23, 2007, the judge in the Massachusetts case ordered the teaching of the homosexual lifestyle to children in public schools. [13]

[1] http://www.marriagewatch.org/media/prop22.htm
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_partnership_in_California
[3] http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/incidence.htm
[4] http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/06/30/HIV_increase_most_...
[5] http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/may/08050605.html
[6] http://www.gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories08/may/0516082.htm
[7] http://www.toledofreepress.com/?id=7609
[8] http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_9912889
[9] http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4612
[10] http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54683
[11] http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54708
[12] http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46945
[13] http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54420

Proposition 8 protects the people’s will and overturns activist judges.
In 2000 over 61% of Californians voted in favor of Proposition 22 to reaffirm that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. However, because this language wasn’t put into the state Constitution when it was approved, four activist judges from San Francisco wrongly overturned the people’s vote. In November 2008, Proposition 8 gives California voters the opportunity to reverse the court’s decision and restore the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman in the state Constitution.

Proposition 8 is simple and straightforward.
Proposition 8 contains the same 14 words that were previously approved in 2000 by over 61% of California voters: “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” By putting these words directly into the state Constitution, the court cannot strike them down as unconstitutional.

Proposition 8 is about preserving marriage; it’s not an attack on the gay lifestyle.
Proposition 8 doesn’t take away any rights or benefits from gay or lesbian domestic partners. Under California law, “domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections and benefits” as married spouses. (Family Code §297.5.) There are no exceptions to this. Proposition 8 will not change this.

Proposition 8 protects our children.
Proposition 8 protects our children from being taught in public schools that same-sex marriage is the same as traditional marriage. In health education classes, state law requires teachers to instruct children as young as kindergarteners about marriage. (Education Code §51890.) If the same-sex marriage ruling is not overturned, teachers will be required to teach young children that there is no difference between gay marriage and traditional marriage.

Proposition 8 protects marriage as an essential institution of society.
Proposition 8 protects marriage and the important role of a traditional family. While death, divorce or other circumstances may prevent the ideal, the best situation for a child is to be raised by a married mother and father.

YES on Proposition 8 does three simple things.
��
It restores the definition of marriage to what the vast majority of California voters already approved and human history has understood marriage to be.
��
It overturns the outrageous decision of four activist Supreme Court judges who ignored the will of the people.
��
It protects our children from being taught in public schools that “same-sex marriage” is the same as traditional marriage.

More links, more info:

iProtectMarriage

Kindergarden

ProtectMarriage

PreservingMarriage
Resources