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Direct from Pat Boone: Protestors = Terrorists??
Apparently, we Proposition 8 protesters are now terrorists!! Who knew Pat Boone was so astute? Check out his own words on Prop 8 Protestors = Mumbai Terrorists.
Though the 1960 civil rights riots were actually completely violent, destructive, and truly, physically injured people, they actually resulted in good, positive change. Pat Boone states that people "obtained" the right to vote. NO SIR! They FOUGHT for that right; they didn't just reach up and pick a low-hanging fruit - people died for that right.
It will never cease to amaze me to what lengths religious leaders will go to make the Prop 8 issue a religious issue. IT'S A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE!! We should simply adopt similar perspectives and legislation as Britain did on civil unions in 2005. Their legislation kept the religious focus out of the discussion and people are happy and peaceful.
When anyone gets married in the United States - whether by the Justice of the Peace or a minister, in order for that marriage to be legal, the couple and the person performing the marriage act have to sign a marriage certificate (certain minor things differ from state to state - this is a lame, but pretty informative website, and I'm highlighting CT). Only after the couple signs that piece of paper and sends it back to the county clerk's office does the US government consider the couple legally married. The couple doesn't have to go through the religious ceremony. On the other hand, if the couple goes through the religious ceremony and doesn't sign that piece of government paper, the US government doesn't consider the couple married. Without that paper (which has NOTHING to do with the religious ceremony - remember separation of church and state??), that couple cannot and will not be able to take advantage of anything related to the benefits of the US government marriage license.
I posted a article yesterday for myself (privately), just so I can remember the article and its statements. The article might get taken down from the news site, but I wanted to save it for me for a long time to come. I should post it fully on here because it makes so much sense to me and others might find the words useful.
Though the 1960 civil rights riots were actually completely violent, destructive, and truly, physically injured people, they actually resulted in good, positive change. Pat Boone states that people "obtained" the right to vote. NO SIR! They FOUGHT for that right; they didn't just reach up and pick a low-hanging fruit - people died for that right.
It will never cease to amaze me to what lengths religious leaders will go to make the Prop 8 issue a religious issue. IT'S A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE!! We should simply adopt similar perspectives and legislation as Britain did on civil unions in 2005. Their legislation kept the religious focus out of the discussion and people are happy and peaceful.
When anyone gets married in the United States - whether by the Justice of the Peace or a minister, in order for that marriage to be legal, the couple and the person performing the marriage act have to sign a marriage certificate (certain minor things differ from state to state - this is a lame, but pretty informative website, and I'm highlighting CT). Only after the couple signs that piece of paper and sends it back to the county clerk's office does the US government consider the couple legally married. The couple doesn't have to go through the religious ceremony. On the other hand, if the couple goes through the religious ceremony and doesn't sign that piece of government paper, the US government doesn't consider the couple married. Without that paper (which has NOTHING to do with the religious ceremony - remember separation of church and state??), that couple cannot and will not be able to take advantage of anything related to the benefits of the US government marriage license.
I posted a article yesterday for myself (privately), just so I can remember the article and its statements. The article might get taken down from the news site, but I wanted to save it for me for a long time to come. I should post it fully on here because it makes so much sense to me and others might find the words useful.