New Web Site -- A Must See

The LDS church has developed a new Website to explain and promote our position on Prop 8 here in California. Please visit it at preservingmarriage.org.

Here are some key points from the home page that sum up our stand on the issue:

• Having tolerance without condoning.

  
  We can love someone while still maintaining and advocating our standards and beliefs.

• Unless Proposition 8 passes, California society will soon undergo a profound change in its basic understanding of marriage and family life.

  
  That will affect everyone in numerous ways. Over time, greater acceptance of nontraditional marriage will be demanded of all people. This could impact the ability of any religion to teach and practice its beliefs.

• Proposition 8 will not hurt gays.

  
  In California, the law provides for marriage-related benefits to be given to civil unions and domestic partnerships. Proposition 8 does not diminish these benefits.

• Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt children.

  
  If gay marriage remains legal, public schools will put it on equal footing with traditional marriage. Children will likely receive “age appropriate” information about sexual relations within heterosexual and homosexual marriages.

• Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt churches.

  
  The court’s decision will inevitably lead to conflicts with religious liberty and free speech rights. Society will become more and more hostile to traditional beliefs about marriage and family.