Proposition 8

The reason I voted for Proposition 8 (and why I am glad it passed):
Proposition 8 is not about hate as many would like to believe. It is about separation of Church and State. Marriage, like it or not, is a religious institution. It is recognized by the State, but it was established by God. Whether or not it should be recognized by the State is another matter. Redefining marriage to include homosexual couples opens the possibility to the State forcing the Church to perform marriage ceremonies between homosexual couples under the guise of "equal protection". If, on the other hand, the State defines another, separate, union for homosexual couples, and allows the Church to choose whether it performs either or both types of ceremony, then the Church is protected from the State's interference. This last point was brought up by Abby and is really the crux of the argument. I am not sure whether I agree with civil unions, but that is another matter.

The point is that, no matter what society would like, marriage is a religious matter, and its definition has, and always will, define that a marriage is between a man and a woman. The State cannot redefine marriage and force the Church to abide by that redefinition anymore than the Church can force the State to make the Church's beliefs the official beliefs of the State. Either action is unconstitutional.