Vote yes on Prop 8

[Rakjavik]

http://link.brightcove.com/services/...tid=1822459319 Of course the whole thing boils down to "Judeo Christian" values and bigotry. You know what I want to know? What the hell did that guy do to get arrested? I mean seriously, you don't get arrested for just going in a school and having a calm discussion. What sucks is this prop will probably pass. Another win for bigotry.

[mini0991]

NO!! VOTE NO ON PROP 8!! Not "yes"!!

[ExoByte]

Who says it was a calm discussion? Him? Even if it was, if he was asked to leave the property say and didn't comply, there is just reason for his arrest. This video is bull. There are so many logical fallacies it's not even funny. I got sick of hearing the sad music, soft voices and gentle sobbing in the background, trying to evoke nothing but an emotional or "sympathetic" response to the family. How much of what was actually said in that video is true? What is and isn't out right fabrications and complete spin? The video is pathetic.

[Rakjavik]

NO!! VOTE NO ON PROP 8!! Not "yes"!! I was referring to the point of the video not what I actually think about it.

[Needcatscan]

People suck. "We went to our Judeo-Christian beliefs". Wow, it took a whole 3 minutes for that to come up; I thought it would have been much sooner.

[ninja9578]

Not in the most progressive state in the country, it won't pass. BTW, I already made a thread about this in Extended Discussion.

[Needcatscan]

Not in the most progressive state in the country, it won't pass. BTW, I already made a thread about this in Extended Discussion. Us R/Sers tend to stick to one forum, generally speaking. And I just read an article about the ordeal and apparently he was arrested because he refused to leave after the meeting was concluded because he wasn't happy with the result. My personal opinion is I think it is too soon for this; we still have too many religious people to make homosexual marriage equal. The thing that really gets me is that there is one reason and one reason only for being against homosexual marriage, and that's religion. It's exactly like the blasphemy law in Britain; 100% motivated by ancient fairytales pedaled by ignorant people.

[Kael Seoras]

If Prop 8 passes, "traditional marriage" will be in the Califronia Constitution...then the "4 activist judges" will have a harder time overturning it... Prop 8 better not pass.

[Needcatscan]

http://friendlyatheist.com/5368/a-pe...proposition-8/ Could someone please clue me in here; how can people (especially people who claim to be followers of Jesus) be so utterly hateful and subhuman? And that goes for the story as well as the video. This really strikes a nerve with me and is probably the only thing I would ever actually take the effort to go out and protest about (if I lived in California). It's amazing how vileness and ignorance can come so close to being the same thing. I keep trying to tell myself it's because they don't know any better and were raised to hate. And yes, I'm aware of how self-righteous that sounds, but sorry, this is purely ignorance motivated by fear of something different and religion. Anyway, I liked the second video; they should make shirts that say: "Vote no on banning interracial gay marriage"

[Kael Seoras]

I have friends who are voting yes on prop 8...they have been seduced by the argument that it's for the sake of the kids...otherwise they would not pass such a discriminatory proposition. I've tried to convince them there's no threat to the little kids......it's like they want to be good people, they know deep inside we shouldn't deny to right to marry to homosexuals...but something "moral" in them is telling them it would be horrible if prop 8 didn't pass...it's hard to fight that. ...why not just propose a proposition that makes it illegal to teach homosexuality in schools?

[Neruo]

I love the whole fear-angle. But it's pretty horrible that people can be manipulated to vote on such a theocratic thing. Even if it was bad for children, and there is no evidence it actually is, we don't forbid rappers to appear on tv up because of their 'bad influence' on kids. Anyhow, freedom is a nice theory, just doesn't go well with religion and the whole 'we decide what sin and evil are' lot.

[Original Poster]

Guys come on, if gay marriage was legal, next people will want to be marrying their slaves.

[Needcatscan]

Wasn't it Huckabee who said marrying animals was going to come next if gay marriage became legal? Huckabee was on scary man; thank Zeus who didn't get very far.

[Jorge]

I'm voting Yes on Prop 8.

[Scatterbrain]

I'm voting Yes on Prop 8. Joking, I hope. I can't comprehend how, in a leading force of the world that is the USA, a retarded proposition like this even exists. What the hell?

[Jorge]

Nope no joke. My belief, my understanding, My Vote.

[Scatterbrain]

Care to give a good reason for that? If not, then... Nope no joke. My [crazy] belief, my [lack of] understanding, my [waste of a] vote.

[Rakjavik]

Care to give a good reason for that? If not, then... Are you really expecting anything other than "Because the bible tells me so?" because I know i'm not.

[Bonsay]

This is hilarious. Why should anyone care if two men/women got married. All those "yes" reasons like, "You're children will become gay in schools because of this" are totally retarded. People should stop interfering with other people's lives.

[Kael Seoras]

Check out the link in Jorge's sig. There's gotta be quite a few lust-related sins there...

[Jorge]

Wow, you guys are very quick to assume. You should break that habit, not healthy for your digestive system. My reason is my reason whether you like it or not, it's my reason. I just believe that Man on Man is comepletely disgusting, and not only wrong. Nature intended man and women to produce new humans. Not man on man or woman on woman. I do not want to encourage this, because I don't want my kids seeing anything related to gay's and lesbians. I am just not for it, plain and simple. I don't want my kids to see anything related to that because I don't want no influence on them. Like I said you may not like it, but I don't care and my vote is going to be posted. Rakjavik: I mentioned nothing about the bible, so your wrong. =) Kael Seoras: LOL ook.

[Scatterbrain]

My reason is my reason whether you like it or not, it's my reason. (is there any post where you don't say "my [something]"?) It doesn't matter who the reason "belongs" to, what matters is if it makes any sense. I just believe that Man on Man is comepletely disgusting, and not only wrong. You believe it's disgusting? Is anyone actually forcing you to be sexually involved with or to marry a man? No. Gays could just as well say they believe man on woman is gross and so it should be outlawed. Nature intended man and women to produce new humans. Not man on man or woman on woman. No. Nature doesn't intend anything, humans are the way they are because of natural selection. I do not want to encourage this, because I don't want my kids seeing anything related to gay's and lesbians.I am just not for it, plain and simple. I don't want my kids to see anything related to that because I don't want no influence on them. *facepalm* You're kidding right? You do realize that banning gay marriage will not stop homosexuality, right? Even if gay marriage becomes illegal, people will still be allowed to be gay, still be allowed to have gay sex and be allowed to live with a gay companion. Also, why the hell would gay marriage or gay behaviour be an incentive for children to turn gay? I highly doubt you can give a good explanation for this one. If still you don't want your kids to be ignorant to the world around them, make them study at home or send them to one of those crazy religious schools. Like I said you may not like it, but I don't care and my vote is going to be posted. Yes, through your type of thinking it's obvious you're not the kind that'll respond to logic. Not changing your mind regardless of what anyone says, that's just as bad as a bible-throwing fanatic.

[ClassyElf]

I don't want my kids to see anything related to that because I don't want no influence on them. I don't want no gays faggots bein gross neither! That there is plain nasty and will change me and my kids there gay!

[Bonsay]

I just believe that Man on Man is comepletely disgusting, and not only wrong. Nature intended man and women to produce new humans. Not man on man or woman on woman. Do you have proof supporting this statement? It's false. From what I've seen, nature intended to have man on man and woman on woman as well. I do not want to encourage this, because I don't want my kids seeing anything related to gay's and lesbians. I am just not for it, plain and simple. I don't want my kids to see anything related to that because I don't want no influence on them. No matter what you do, there will always be gays and lesbians. The only thing this vote influences is intolerance. And guess what kind of people are raised from intolerance. Little hitlers and their neo-nazi friends. I just hope that in some alternate universe gays and lesbians give you a tangible reason for you to hate them. I don't know, maybe denying your right to marry. Just so you know. "Man on woman" is relatively equally disgusting as your "man on man".

[Jorge]

You guys are really getting mad? I thought this is a discussion. Nature intended man with woman, it's everywhere all animlas are man on women. You can't naturally create another human with man on man or women on women, you have to artificial create one and that's only with women. No I don't need to send my kids anywhere I can just vote. yes, there will still be gays' and lesbians, but if they were to be allowed to marry, then I believe there will be more gays and lesbians, and it will become like it's no big deal. I don't want that. I don't even have kids yet, but my vote will be count. =) No I don't have proof, but it's obvious, if nature intended or 'natural select' then man on man would make humans and women on women will creat humans, but that's not the case. It's only Man and Women. Period. I'm done posting here. I've made my point, some of you don't like it and alright that's great, you got something to type about now. I'm out.