Thoughts on the Proposition 8
If bothers me to see that its supporters are defaming our temple in Los Angeles. I was an activist, I know how ugly protests can get. The temple may not be special to them, but it is to us.
Marriage is sacred. I have my beliefs about marriage and how it should be done. But I am also pro-choice. I believe that people who do not share my religious beliefs should have the choice who to marry. We do not have the right to impose our moral standards on everyone. If I were there, I would probably have voted no and respected those who voted yes.
But the people of California have spoken, and majority said yes. They want same-sex marriage to be banned. I respect the will of the majority. That’s how things work in a democracy.
Many people seem to believe that the human right is boundless. It is not. Our rights end where the rights of another person begins. Simply put, we can swing our arms however we like, as long as we don’t hit anybody. Is it so hard to do that?
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I doubt it’ll stand for too long. The old people here are nearly unanimous in being against gay marriage, and the young are nearly unanimous in being for it. Another prop to re-allow it will come up again in a few years, and that time it’ll pass. Social change takes a lot of patience sometimes, huh…
funny how age is a big factor in shaping social opinion.
I’ve heard before that very little social progress is made within a generation. The idea is that people don’t change their minds much, but old generations die off and the new ones who are more familiar with the new ideas come into power.
Sounds right to me.
i’ve heard that, too. now i understand better why. i thought it was just because people are slow to accept change. now i know it’s because they never do; they die and we have to wait until the the next generation is born.