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Protect Traditional Marriage, Ban Divorce

Posted by Formo-Mormo on September 16th, 2009 Comments (2)

An interesting idea has cropped up in California in response to the passing of Proposition 8, which banned Same-Sex Marriage in California by saying that marriage could only be between a male and female.

John Marcotte of Sacramento California has proposed an initiative that would protect “traditional” marriage by banning divorce.

Here is a PDF of the filing.

John is hoping that the people that voted to protect traditional marriage by passing Prop 8 will continue to protect it by supporting his initiative to ban divorce, just the way Jesus would want it.

Some exceprts from an interview with him…

I am trying to extend the good work done with Proposition 8 last year. It could really happen. The United States has not always had divorce as an institution the way we do now. As a ballot initiative it bypasses the legislature and the governor. It’s the will of the people made law.

People who supported Prop 8 weren’t trying to take rights away from gays, they just wanted to protect traditional marriage. That’s why I’m confident that they will support this initiative, even though this time it will be their rights that are diminished. To not support it would be hypocritical.

The secular progressives, gays and MSNBC hosts — but we beat them once with Prop 8 and we’ll beat them again. If people are thinking about getting a divorce, just remember “Hell is eternal, just like your marriage was supposed to be.” Jesus still loves you if you get divorced, just not as much as before.

And here is John’s website. Let’s support traditional marriage people!

“You said “Til death do us part.” You’re not dead yet.“

Tags: California, Divorce, Prop 8 Category: Christianity, Critical Thinking, Intolerance, Mormonism, Politics & Law, Seperation of Church & State, Sex

Imagine no religion in San Francisco…if you can picture that.

Posted by Reason on January 5th, 2009 Comments (2)

Go Freedom From Religion Foundation. “Imagine no religion” billboards of a lovely stained-glass design have appeared in SF to remind people that there are other, more reasonable ways of living.

“We’re taking our liberating message of freedom from religious dogma in government to show solidarity with people who have now had a taste of the power of religion as a repressive force,” said Foundation Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor.

These are the same atheist activists who are part of Michael Newdow’s latest lawsuit. They’re also responsible for the much-hated, by Bill O’Reilly, lol, Reason’s Greetings Winter Solstice campaign. “Christians don’t own the month of December”, after all.

Tags: billboards, FFRF, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Prop 8, San Francisco Category: Atheism & Agnosticism, Marketing, Seperation of Church & State