Cliff Mak
The Sickness unto 8
The last thing one should do, if he voted Yes on Prop 8, is celebrate and party, as I saw some Californians on the news do the night the votes came in. So you “saved traditional marriage” from liberals, fornicators, and whoever else, sure–but at what cost? How many millions of dollars were poured into this misinformed battle? And worse, what now will the world learn from your loving (Christian) willingness to dance in exultation on the broken hearts of others?
Never should a Christian find such pleasure in laying down what he takes to be the law, especially when it comes at the expense of somebody else. If Prop 8 is somehow a victory, then it should be a sobering victory, comprehended in full light of the violence done to other people, other humans.
The campaigns for and against Prop 8 did not constitute a battle between good and evil, between the righteous and the wicked, between an “us” and some other faceless enemy. On both sides there were people campaigning and voting for earnest reasons, for thoughtful reasons, and unfortunately, even for ignorant and spiteful reasons.
This glibness, it makes me sick.
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November 9th, 2008 at 2:27 am
I agree. Though prop 8 passed, how can we not feel empathy for those who feel brokenhearted and marginalized by it? We’re all the same, all human, broken, and possible of salvation not by our own power but by the grace of Christ; how can we not empathize and feel the pain of our brothers and sisters who suffer because of it? As hypocritical as that may sound coming from someone who was an advocate of proposition 8, I think this was a somber battle that caused pain in the hearts of many, a battle unlikely to end, and Christians should take a loving and humble approach regardless of stance. I want to believe that it is possible to be firm yet gentle, loving yet somber, clear yet misunderstood, humble, hopeful.
November 9th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Cliff, you’ve earned your puppy.
November 17th, 2008 at 3:08 am
By its very definition, marriage (a union of a man and a woman), is an under inclusive legal term for use in a society that strives to ensure due process and equal protection to all similarly situated persons under the law. The term civil union most accurately describes the socio/political construct of a state sanctioned union. It is all inclusive in that it can pertain to both heterosexual and homosexual couples.
January 3rd, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Sobering.