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thanks for this post!
me and my man have been together for almost nine years...and all this prop does is hurt me directly... gay marriage has nothing to do with the church or anyone else... i hope you all vote NO on 8 also
here is some more info on the prop:
Prop 8 eliminates marriage for same-sex couples.
VOTE NO!
Regardless of how you feel about this issue, we should always guarantee the same fundamental rights and equality for every Californian. Vote No on 8.
Let's remember that gay and lesbian people are our neighbors, our friends, our co-workers, and our family members. They are nurses, firefighters and small business owners. Like any of us, they love and make commitments for life, and just like other couples, they take care of each other, pay taxes, and want to protect and take responsibility for each other. We should not hurt same-sex couples in California by eliminating their right to marry. Vote No on 8.
It’s not the government’s place to tell couples who have been together for years whether or not to marry. In California, we let people decide what is best for themselves - without government interference. Eliminating fundamental rights for same-sex couples would treat them differently under the law - AND THAT'S WRONG. Vote No on 8.
Domestic partnerships are NOT the same as marriage. Domestic partnerships are only legal documents. The don't provide the same dignity, respect and legal protection as a marriage. In a marriage, a paramedic doesn't tell you that you cannot get into the ambulance with your spouse unless you have a paper or a lawyer. Married couples can automatically make life or death decisions for each other in these crisis situations, no questions asked. Vote No on 8.
Regardless of how you feel about this issue, it's unfair to eliminate a fundamental right of fellow Californians - and permanently hurt our friends, neighbors, co-workers and family members. THAT'S WRONG.
VOTE NO ON Prop 8!
“Proposition 8…would eliminate the fundamental right to same-sex marriage.
Supporters of Proposition 8 make two arguments. The first is that, for thousands of years, marriage has been defined as between a man and a woman exclusively. Considering how Californians historically have been wide open to change, this appeal is not likely to carry much force.
The second argument made by supporters is that children should be raised solely by a father and a mother, not by two fathers or two mothers. Yet the debate over child-rearing is entirely beside the point, because Proposition 8 is about marriage only. It would do nothing to prevent gay couples from adopting children or from having children through artificial means. Indeed, all Proposition 8 would do is ensure that the children of gay couples would be raised in households where the parents were unmarried.
Would that be a healthier situation for children?
In the past, this page has advocated civil unions for gay couples rather than marriage. But our thinking has changed, along with that of many other Californians. Gay and lesbian couples deserve the same dignity and respect in marriage that heterosexual couples have long enjoyed. We urge a No vote on Proposition 8.
-San Diego Union Tribune, September 18, 2008
Join the growing list of groups and individuals who urge you to VOTE NO:
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Senator Barbara Boxer
League of Women Voters of California
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
California Labor Federation (AFL-CIO)
California Teachers Association
SEIU California State Council
AFSCME California PEOPLE
Communications Workers of America District 9
California Federation of Teachers
Pride at Work
California Young Democrats
Courage Campaign
American Academy of Pediatrics, California
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
National Association of Social Workers, CA Chapter
American Medical Student Association
Latino Coalition for Justice - L.A.
California NOW
API Equality
Japanese American Citizens League
Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
Feminist Majority Foundation
National Black Justice Coalition
California NAACP
California Democratic Party
United Farm Workers
Log Cabin Republicans I
Stonewall Democrats California
California Faith for Equality
California Church IMPACT I
American Civil liberties Union
National Council of Jewish Women
Progressive Jewish Alliance
The Southern California-Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ
Unitarian Universalist legislative Ministry, California
Parents, Families and Friends of lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Equality California
Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation (GLAAD)
Human Rights Campaign
Bienestar
San Diego Center Advocacy Project
Family Equality Council
Interfaith Clergy Coalition
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Interested to see the opinions of this board. I'm sure you all have one and I would hope you're all pretty much on the same page. Believe it or not they do need a lot of help. Many religious groups are putting in a lot of time and money to get this prop passed. That angers me and I hope it angers you. 
I need a little Russian in my diet. 
