tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post2353789636949892712..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: UPDATE TO AUGUST 9TH POSTJerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-37339524923308030622008-08-12T07:56:00.000-07:002008-08-12T07:56:00.000-07:00Hi Chino: I'm cautiously optimistic that Prop. 8 ...Hi Chino: I'm cautiously optimistic that Prop. 8 will fail, but I don't think it will fail by a landslide. Churches, such as the RC Church and the LDS Church insist that their members go to the polls and vote against it and, coupled with the fact that so many "evangelicals" don't want Obama elected, there should be a high percentage of "conservatives" voting. <BR/><BR/>Most all of the "conservatives" specifically don't want same-sex couples to marry, so the wording of the Proposition won't discourage them from voting for it. Also, many younger people may be disenchanted with Obama's move toward the "right" and may just not go to the polls, and it is this age group that we could expect the greatest support for both Obama and votes against the Proposition. <BR/><BR/>If the Proposition loses, believe me, the people won't get their money back, and the "religious" and other haters will concentrate on other states upon which to vent their collective rage. <BR/><BR/>As you know, there's money in hate-mongering, even when it's couched in sanctimonious terms. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-33953607533007515902008-08-12T03:57:00.000-07:002008-08-12T03:57:00.000-07:00Considering that ProtectMarriage.com has decided N...Considering that ProtectMarriage.com has decided NOT to appeal the ballot language, what chance do you really see for Prop 8 to pass? I just don't see a majority of Californians voting YES on a proposition titled ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY.<BR/><BR/>Once the churches realize that Prop 8 is an almost guaranteed loser, are they going to do the right thing and let their members know?<BR/><BR/>If not, what happens after Prop 8 loses 40-60 (or worse), and then the members find out that the churches were privy all along to internal polling that predicted a crushing defeat? Do the members get their money back?<BR/><BR/>Or do they get stuck paying for ads that were run by a campaign that knew it was going to lose but ran them anyway!Chino Blancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089075247725625711noreply@blogger.com