Church Statement on Proposition 8 Ruling
SALT LAKE CITY 4 August 2010---The Church issued the following statement today in response to the ruling by Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Perry et al v. Schwarzenegger et al:
“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regrets today’s decision. California voters have twice been given the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage in their state and both times have determined that marriage should be recognized as only between a man and a woman. We agree. Marriage between a man and a woman is the bedrock of society.
"We recognize that this decision represents only the opening of a vigorous debate in the courts over the rights of the people to define and protect this most fundamental institution—marriage.
“There is no doubt that today’s ruling will add to the marriage debate in this country, and we urge people on all sides of this issue to act in a spirit of mutual respect and civility toward those with a different opinion.”
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My favorite quote from the article is "We urge people on all sides of this issue to act in a spirit of mutual respect and civility toward those with a different opinion."
SALT LAKE CITY 4 August 2010---The Church issued the following statement today in response to the ruling by Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Perry et al v. Schwarzenegger et al:
“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regrets today’s decision. California voters have twice been given the opportunity to vote on the definition of marriage in their state and both times have determined that marriage should be recognized as only between a man and a woman. We agree. Marriage between a man and a woman is the bedrock of society.
"We recognize that this decision represents only the opening of a vigorous debate in the courts over the rights of the people to define and protect this most fundamental institution—marriage.
“There is no doubt that today’s ruling will add to the marriage debate in this country, and we urge people on all sides of this issue to act in a spirit of mutual respect and civility toward those with a different opinion.”
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My favorite quote from the article is "We urge people on all sides of this issue to act in a spirit of mutual respect and civility toward those with a different opinion."
I immediately thought of the phrases "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. --The Golden Rule."
Photo Courtesy of Deann B Photography
And a note on my Mom's refrigerator crossed my mind, something like "Stand firmly where you're planted, but spread your branches" It tells me that we're allowed to be firmly committed to our own opinion and have firm convictions of what's right and what's wrong, but that we can extend love to others and be nice to all mankind.
Photo Courtesy of Deann B Photography
And a note on my Mom's refrigerator crossed my mind, something like "Stand firmly where you're planted, but spread your branches" It tells me that we're allowed to be firmly committed to our own opinion and have firm convictions of what's right and what's wrong, but that we can extend love to others and be nice to all mankind.
3 Nephi 29 : 8 "Yea, and ye need not any longer hiss, nor spurn, ...any of the remnant of the house of Israel"
