Six Consequences if Prop 8 Fails..

In the State of California, domestic partners already have all the same rights as married couples including insurance (domestic clause) and hospital visits. This does NOT change under Proposition 8.

Six Consequences If Proposition 8 Fails

1 . Children in public schools will be taught that both traditional marriage and same-sex marriage are okay.

The California Education Code already requires that health education classes instruct children about marriage. (§51890)

Therefore, if the definition of marriage is changed, children will be taught that marriage is a relation between any two adults. They will have to be taught that same sex marriage is as good as traditional marriage. There will be serious clashes between the secular school system and the right of parents to teach their children their own values and beliefs.

In Massachusetts a parent did NOT want their 5 year old to be taught about homosexual marriage and the courts ruled they have NO rights to OPT OUT and they arrested the parent. (Parker case – U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf)

2. Churches will be sued if they refuse to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their religious buildings that are open to the public. Ask whether your pastor, priest, minister, bishop, or rabbi is ready to perform such marriages in your chapels and sanctuaries. In New Jersey the sued a Methodist church for not allowing homosexual marriages. The church claimed it was private property and the judge ruled against the church and they LOST their tax exemption status. (Bernstein & Paster vs. Ocean Grove Methodist Church)

3. Religious adoption agencies will be challenged by government agencies to give up their long-held right to place children only in homes with both a mother and a father. Catholic Charities in Boston has already closed its doors because of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.

4. Religions that sponsor private schools and which provide housing for married students will be required to provide housing for same-sex couples, even if it runs counter to church doctrine, or lose tax exemptions and benefits.

5. Ministers who preach against same-sex marriages will be sued for hate speech and could be fined by the government. It has already happened in Canada, one of six countries that have legalized gay marriage.

6. It will cost you money. A change in the definition of marriage will bring a cascade of lawsuits. Even if courts eventually find in favor of a defender of traditional marriage (highly improbable given today’s activist judges), think of the money – your money, your church contributions – that will have to be spent on legal fees.


And think of all the unintended consequences that we cannot even foresee at this time. Where will it end?

It’s your children, your grandchildren, your money, and your liberties.

Vote YES on Proposition 8.