Proposition 8

After all the ballots were turned in and the votes counted in the election in California, it was learned that Proposition 8 had been passed.
This proposition specified marriage as being only between one man and one woman; therefore making it illegal for gays and lesbians to tie the knot.
Supporters of this proposition believe that marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman and they also believe that their children will be taught differently in school if the prop was not passed.
People who oppose this proposition believe in the equal rights aspect of the bill not the morality/ethical issues. They want to get married just as much as anyone else so who has the authority to tell them that they are legally not allowed to do so.
The question of whether or not to allow gays and lesbians to marry has been floating around the country for some time now when in 2004 San Francisco’s newly elected mayor, Gavin Newsom, began issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples.
“I took an oath of office to bear truth, faith and allegiance to the constitution of the state of California, and there is nothing in that constitution that says that I have the right to discriminate against people on any basis," he said. "And I simply won't do that."
The move by Newsom came as lawmakers in Massachusetts debated a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in that state, where the nation's first legally recognized same-sex weddings were set to take place.
Those who supporter this proposition bring up the Bible and how God intended marriage to be between man and woman; but in all actuality there is not one verse in the Bible that describes same-sex marriages. Looking from Genesis to Revelation there is not one mention of same-sex marriages.
What the Bible does contain is a dozen or so oft-quoted passages that talk about homosexual behavior. Many conservative Christians interpret these passages as saying that all homosexual behavior is forbidden, is an abomination, and is hated by God; while other, more liberal Christians believe that the Bible is completely silent when it comes to same-sex marriages.
Supporters are also concerned about their children and what they will be taught in schools. This prop has nothing to do with education; it is simply about people getting the same rights that everyone else gets.
It’s about not discriminating and realizing that whether one is gay, straight, black, white, etc; everyone deserves to have equal rights.