Gay Marriage Again

Going back into the drafts folder for today’s post. Recently, an appeals court struck down Utah’s same sex marriage ban. The state plans to appeal, meaning that “gay marriage” might go to the Supreme Court again. I found this wonderful set of pictures from the last time same sex marriage made its way to the … Continue reading →

Quick Post on Gay Marriage, Discrimination, and Adoption

(originally published on LiveJournal) I’m having a discussion on Facebook with one of my old friends from high school. He’s Mormon. I told him that denying gay people the right to be married is the same as denying black people the right to be married. So far, he’s told me all the reasons why gay … Continue reading →

Nervous

(originally published on LiveJournal) With 44.2% of precincts reporting, Proposition 8, which eliminates the right of gay couples to marry, is going to pass. The “yes” people are up by 400,000 votes. Yes, Barack Obama won, and I am incredibly happy – really I can’t describe the mixture of emotions. I’m going to get a Barack … Continue reading →

My mother says that one day I’ll grow up to be President…

(originally published on LiveJournal) Sorry, channeling king_duncan  with the subject line. Anyway… for a long time now, I’ve been thinking this “If I Were President” series, and I’m sitting here tonight, tired but feeling like writing, so, here I am. You cannot comment and tell me why whatever I want won’t work. This is a universe in which I … Continue reading →

My Contribution to No on 8

(originally published on LiveJournal)   In California, Prop. 8 would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. Last night, my parents and grandmother came over for dinner. My dad (who’s big into election issues, and always has been) asked if I had a chance to read all the propositions (there are 12). I said no, … Continue reading →

More Thoughts on Gay Marriage

(originally published on LiveJournal) One of my aunts sent me another email message today, saying that I got it wrong, because God is right, so she is right. She went on to use scripture to condemn homosexuality, and completely ignored the facts that I sent to refute her claims. So, I went blunt with: Jesus … Continue reading →

Part 3: Who Would Jesus Vote For? (Really, Gay Marriage, Abortion, and Barack Obama)

(originally published on LiveJournal) Nine European countries now granting marital rights to homosexual individuals have collected statistics which provide a clear warning to America.  Except that they don’t. When I went looking for the statistics, it’s clear that they’ve been misinterpreted or refuted. I also found this article, which is a more academic response to … Continue reading →

Part 2: Who Would Jesus Vote For? (Really, Gay Marriage, Abortion, and Barack Obama)

(originally published on LiveJournal) Conventions: My aunt’s text is in Italic. My text is in regular text.   On Sep 29, 2008, at 5:12 PM, (my aunt) wrote: “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.”  Proverbs 14:34 “I begin to see how true it is that God shows no partiality. Rather, … Continue reading →

Who Would Jesus Vote For? (Really, Gay Marriage, Abortion, and Barack Obama): Part One

(originally published on LiveJournal) Part of my family is very conservative. I sent out an email message recently, updating everyone on Jack, and giving out our new and improved web site. At the bottom, I wrote: Vote Barack Obama and If you live in California, vote NO on Prop. 8. One of my aunts wrote back … Continue reading →

NOT Transracial Adoption or Placement

Oct. 13th, 2005 at 9:00 PM I belong to a Yahoo! Group, Transracial Adoption and Placement. Normally, it’s a group of several women and a few men who ask their questions and share their knowledge about various issues facing multi-racial families. When one member finally got her daughter home from Haiti, we congratulated her. When … Continue reading →