Comments on: Erasing Decades of Moral Progress with Proposition 8 http://www.stateofprotest.com/morality/erasing-decades-of-moral-progress-with-proposition-8/ Rational Activism at Work Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:29:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rick Warren at the inauguration : Stochastic Scribbles http://www.stateofprotest.com/morality/erasing-decades-of-moral-progress-with-proposition-8/#comment-7755 Rick Warren at the inauguration : Stochastic Scribbles Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:36:26 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/?p=148#comment-7755 [...] In fact, it’s a disgrace that a majority of Californian voters decided to take away rights by approving Proposition 8. Anyways, it’s troubling that Barack Obama would give someone like Rick Warren a central role [...] [...] In fact, it’s a disgrace that a majority of Californian voters decided to take away rights by approving Proposition 8. Anyways, it’s troubling that Barack Obama would give someone like Rick Warren a central role [...]

]]> By: State of Protest » Best StOP Posts of the Entire Friggin Year - 2008 http://www.stateofprotest.com/morality/erasing-decades-of-moral-progress-with-proposition-8/#comment-7490 State of Protest » Best StOP Posts of the Entire Friggin Year - 2008 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:48:29 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/?p=148#comment-7490 [...] Proposition 8, the Mormons, and the New “Separate But Equal” (Also see the follow-up: Erasing Decades of Moral Progress with Proposition 8) — JNTB questions the American ideological pursuit of spreading democracy in Spreading [...] [...] Proposition 8, the Mormons, and the New “Separate But Equal” (Also see the follow-up: Erasing Decades of Moral Progress with Proposition 8) — JNTB questions the American ideological pursuit of spreading democracy in Spreading [...]

]]> By: Family Values : Godless Business http://www.stateofprotest.com/morality/erasing-decades-of-moral-progress-with-proposition-8/#comment-6099 Family Values : Godless Business Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:34:24 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/?p=148#comment-6099 [...] I just had to repost this section from a well written article on Proposition 8. [...] [...] I just had to repost this section from a well written article on Proposition 8. [...]

]]> By: Adam http://www.stateofprotest.com/morality/erasing-decades-of-moral-progress-with-proposition-8/#comment-6078 Adam Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:30:46 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/?p=148#comment-6078 IT PASSED!!! YEA!!! IT PASSED!!! YEA!!!

]]> By: Procrustes http://www.stateofprotest.com/morality/erasing-decades-of-moral-progress-with-proposition-8/#comment-6063 Procrustes Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:32:39 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/?p=148#comment-6063 Another way to look at it is that if an issue potentially benefits them, they vote for it, but if an issue potentially benefits someone else (and not them), they vote against it. Another way to look at it is that if an issue potentially benefits them, they vote for it, but if an issue potentially benefits someone else (and not them), they vote against it.

]]> By: JNTB http://www.stateofprotest.com/morality/erasing-decades-of-moral-progress-with-proposition-8/#comment-6056 JNTB Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:00:20 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/?p=148#comment-6056 Same-sex marriage bans paradoxical in historic election, CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/gaymarriage.irpt/?iref=mpstoryview The war in Iraq and the economy were the main issues Brown, 18, a first-time voter, said he considered in choosing a president. But when the time came to vote on the "one man and one woman" issue, he followed his moral beliefs and voted in support of California's Proposition 8. He said he isn't at all surprised that many voters did the same. "They did that because of religion," Brown said of voters. "They wanted change for the country but weren't going to change their religion." ^ Just more proof that our citizens make secular decisions that affect everyone based on religion and not on reason or logic. The sky-daddy says so. Same-sex marriage bans paradoxical in historic election, CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/gaymarriage.irpt/?iref=mpstoryview

The war in Iraq and the economy were the main issues Brown, 18, a first-time voter, said he considered in choosing a president. But when the time came to vote on the “one man and one woman” issue, he followed his moral beliefs and voted in support of California’s Proposition 8. He said he isn’t at all surprised that many voters did the same.

“They did that because of religion,” Brown said of voters. “They wanted change for the country but weren’t going to change their religion.”

^ Just more proof that our citizens make secular decisions that affect everyone based on religion and not on reason or logic. The sky-daddy says so.

]]> By: State of Protest » State of Protest - The Comic - 010 http://www.stateofprotest.com/morality/erasing-decades-of-moral-progress-with-proposition-8/#comment-5995 State of Protest » State of Protest - The Comic - 010 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:55:30 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/?p=148#comment-5995 [...] Erasing Decades of Moral Progress with Proposition 8 [...] [...] Erasing Decades of Moral Progress with Proposition 8 [...]

]]> By: anonymous http://www.stateofprotest.com/morality/erasing-decades-of-moral-progress-with-proposition-8/#comment-5959 anonymous Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:01:51 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/?p=148#comment-5959 Andy, It's Mormons. If gays should have the right to marry, lets bring polygamy back too. And incest. Love is love right? Andy, It’s Mormons. If gays should have the right to marry, lets bring polygamy back too. And incest. Love is love right?

]]> By: Procrustes http://www.stateofprotest.com/morality/erasing-decades-of-moral-progress-with-proposition-8/#comment-5936 Procrustes Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:46:39 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/?p=148#comment-5936 Andy, check out <a href="http://www.stateofprotest.com/2008/10/08/proposition-8-the-mormons-and-the-new-%e2%80%9cseparate-but-equal%e2%80%9d/" rel="nofollow">Laura's article on that very topic.</a> Andy, check out Laura’s article on that very topic.

]]> By: Andy http://www.stateofprotest.com/morality/erasing-decades-of-moral-progress-with-proposition-8/#comment-5930 Andy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:59:02 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/?p=148#comment-5930 Worth mentioning also is that a full 60% of the money for the yes side came from out of state (Utah mostly) morman community. Are Mormans the new evangelicals? Obama won eneugh evangelicals to make the nuttys irrelivant, but not the morman community, they voted overwelminginly for Mccain and prop 8! Worth mentioning also is that a full 60% of the money for the yes side came from out of state (Utah mostly) morman community. Are Mormans the new evangelicals? Obama won eneugh evangelicals to make the nuttys irrelivant, but not the morman community, they voted overwelminginly for Mccain and prop 8!

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