The bottom line? A vote for Proposition 8 means you want to take away the rights of millions (!) of Californians and add discrimination to the State Constitution. No matter how you couch the argument, offering a right to some and not to all is discriminatory.
And while we're at it, it's NOT OK that some religions believe and preach that entire segments of the population, by virtue of who they ARE, are somehow immoral, sinful or evil. It is NOT OK that religions preach "love" while promoting discrimination. It's hypocritical. These people should be nervous, because the ethics of fairness are catching on to their little game--to control human behavior for the continuation of oppression.
Showing posts with label religious intolerance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label religious intolerance. Show all posts
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
It's not the same
Separate but equal is not equal...it's separate. No matter what issue we're talking about, when it comes right down to it we need to treat everyone the same under the law. There CAN be no legally sanctioning of class based on perceptions of race, color, gender, orientation...or CREED.
What the proponents of Prop. 8 have failed to grasp is that, in effect, they are asking the citizens of California to create a separate class for heterosexuals, one in which they are entitled not only to rights and privileges guaranteed under the law, but also to the exclusive use of a word that carries with it its own particular cache. Their argument is often religion-based, and claims that "religious rights" are being trampled.
In what way? Even if Prop. 8 passes it doesn't change anyone's right to believe whatever she wants to believe. And freedom of religion does not imply that any particular religion has the right to force its views on others, in effect creating inequalities under the law.
What it all boils down to is an attempt by some to limit the freedoms of others based on a particular religious perspective. And we all know where that can lead.
Vote NO on Prop. 8
What the proponents of Prop. 8 have failed to grasp is that, in effect, they are asking the citizens of California to create a separate class for heterosexuals, one in which they are entitled not only to rights and privileges guaranteed under the law, but also to the exclusive use of a word that carries with it its own particular cache. Their argument is often religion-based, and claims that "religious rights" are being trampled.
In what way? Even if Prop. 8 passes it doesn't change anyone's right to believe whatever she wants to believe. And freedom of religion does not imply that any particular religion has the right to force its views on others, in effect creating inequalities under the law.
What it all boils down to is an attempt by some to limit the freedoms of others based on a particular religious perspective. And we all know where that can lead.
Vote NO on Prop. 8
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