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I just read an article written by Allen Wyatt at fairlds.org.  As I understand it, whoever has donated money towards supporting Proposition 8, it is a matter of public record, but a woman named Nadine Hansen is asking others to identify which of those donors are Mormon.  For what purpose?  Why are the Mormon donations anymore noteworthy than those of Catholics, Baptists, Jews, etc.? 

One Mormon couple identified as having contributed $30,000 has had an SUV parked in front of their house with a message painted on it, “Bigots live here.”  I don’t suppose those who oppose Proposition 8 would appreciate similar intimidation with a sign that says, “(Insert homosexual slur) live here.” 

I know people are passionate about this issue, but I feel this is encouraging violence.  This is the equivalent of placing a target on someone’s back and all we can do is hope that no one will feel justified in harming anyone.

It’s a sensitive issue, I know.  Each side feels strongly about their position.  Those of us who are against same-sex marriage, we will be called bigots by many people (a label I reject in this case).  But we are just as entitled to our opinion on this issue as anyone else.  We have valid concerns.  Can anyone really forsee all of the consequences of legalizing same-sex marriage?  I doubt it.  And I don’t care for my family to be a part of such an experiment.  I don’t know what causes same-sex attraction and I feel for anyone who experiences this.  I don’t know what causes many trials in this life and I can’t bring myself to support anything I find psychologically damaging or a threat to religious freedoms.

A Catholic Charity in Boston had been doing adoptions for 100 years and stopped when new anti-discrimination laws required them to adopt children to gay couples.  I wouldn’t have imagined this would happen, because we have the freedom of religion in this country, so this was a shock to me.  In our church, we also have adoption agencies and they offer their services at a much more affordable rate than others.  My husband was adopted and his birth mother specifically requested a Mormon family for him even though she herself was not Mormon.

If same-sex marriage is legalized throughout the country and found by the majority to be a huge mistake, then what?  How difficult would it be to undo?  Karenrose wrote an excellent article here on the ways this decision could impact everyone.

Please consider this issue carefully and if you still disagree with the church’s stance, at least do so peacefully and preserve the safety of those who believe that marriage should remain an institution involving one man and one woman.

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