Separation of church and state is the larger issue
No on Prop 8 just sent me this bulls*&t:
“We achieve nothing if we isolate the people who did not stand with us in this fight. We only further divide our state if we attempt to blame people of faith, African American voters, rural communities and others for this loss. We know people of all faiths, races and backgrounds stand with us in our fight to end discrimination, and will continue to do so. Now more than ever it is critical that we work together and respect our differences that make us a diverse and unique society. Only with that understanding will we achieve justice and equality for all.”
I don't think anybody is BLAMING African-Americans for Prop 8. We're just upset that their community ironically doesn't seem to see the value of equal rights, and going after the Mormon and other faiths is a 100% correct strategy since, once again, it's their money that pushed their agenda through. The Yes on 8 side had to lie to convince people that a ban on gay marriage is what GOD wants.
First of all, it's going to take a GREATER amount of time, money and energy to convince these people of what they've done. It's wasteful since people were already so quick to believe the Mormon scare tactics which successfully played on faith-based people's already default position that homosexuality is immoral. Good luck trying to change their minds.
Secondly, by pandering to religious groups, we cede MORE civic power to the religious right, not less. We are admitting that they should be able to control the civil rights of others, just not ours. Another losing argument. The churches need to be REMOVED from politics, not brought front-and-center into the conversation.
Another miscalculation by No on 8. Nice job, guys. You run a hell of a campaign, ignoring thousands of years of theocratic 'fact' and begging, 'please don't take our rights away. Pretty please?'
Besides, division of the electorate was THEIR strategy. It's not our fault, it's theirs, so why is No on Prop 8 internalizing it? I will NEVER apologize for being pro-civil rights.
SMS
Labels: church and state, Mormons, prop 8
Posted by Sarah Michelle Spinosa @ 11/12/2008 12:51:00 PM
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When a group uses religious reasons to block civil rights, it is wrong!
Those religious people who blocked civil rights should have the tax-exempt status removed from their religious organization.
If the Mormom Church, as an organization, worked to block a civil action or right, then they are no longer a strictly religious institution.
If regular community members use their voting power to block civil rights and they are in a population that has suffered from the loss of their own civil rights for many years, it seems hypocritical to me.
If those who have suffered losses of civil rights because of history and now they use religious reasons to block the civil rights of other, it seems to demonstrate that it is their religious beliefs that are blocking civil rights for all and that should be considered shameful.
If any group of people have suffered and longed for rights equivalent to, Do unto others as they would to unto you, then they should practice what they demanded for themselves, to everyone else.
It appears on two very different fronts that hypocracy by religions trumps civil rights for all
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