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Recently I learned that my eighty-four year-old grandmother, who lives in California, has been standing out in the road holding a sign urging others to Vote "Yes" on Prop 8 which would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. I haven't heard her voice in almost six-years, but she'd be the first to tell you that "Families Are Forever" even if in this life she's put almost zero effort into connecting with said family. Too many missions to serve, temples to volunteer at, relief society lessons to give she says.
In the past few weeks whenever I log onto my Facebook account, the headlines read things like, "Lisa joined the group: Vote Yes! on Prop 8" or someone's status will say, "Michael is a Mormon supporting Prop 8." I've even received personal e-mails asking me to join the effort or donate my time/money. Few and far between are those Mormon friends brave enough to say they aren't supporting Prop 8.
So, on which side of this debate do you fall and why? Can you be a "good" Mormon and not support Prop 8? If things don't go your way on November 4th, then what?
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What would Steve Young Say?
If Prop 8 doesn't divide the church, it certainly is dividing families. I can't even begin to tell you the damage this has done to relationships within my family. I think you can be a "good" Mormon and not support Prop 8, but I think it is very difficult. Regardless if Prop 8 passes or not, my family has taken sides and this creates anger and hurt, perhaps beyond repair. Yes. I think this has and will continue to create a divide in the church and our families.
Follow the Prophet. If all members of the church did this ,then the church would not be divided on the issue and family relationships would not be so strained.
I think government shouldn't have anything to do with marriage. Marriage should be a religious matter, and everyone should have equal rights.
It's funny that so many think that gay marriage is "attacking marriage." What about
1) Divorce?
2) Thieves, rapists, murderers, can still be married.
3) Beat your wife? They don't take away marriage for this either.
4) Adulterers get married all the time.
Where's the money removing the right to marriage for the above? They are clearly destroying marriage. Gay couples are not.
This post may not be old but, I still have to vote (from my cozy Utah couch with three children jumping next to me). Vote NO on prop 8, instead teach our children kindness and acceptance of others who differ from us. I really thought I was taught as a child not to judge others, Why then this out cry to harm families that are different than ours?
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