Last month, I celebrated President-elect Barack Obama’s victory by listening to his victory speech at Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois. I waited for Obama to speak before I went to bed (the speech was given near midnight EST), and his speech was nothing less than one of the most inspirational speeches that I have ever heard.
However, a few days later, I was disheartened to learn about the passing of Proposition 8, a California ballot proposition that eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry, reversing a Supreme Court ruling in May 2008.
I do not feel as disappointed with Arizona’s similar ballot (Proposition 102), as I have always perceived the state of California as the liberal ground of this nation. I just don’t understand how Californians succumbed to the propaganda of religious proponents, especially the Church of Latter Day Saint.
In observance of this dejection, I would like to share a short musical, named the “Proposition 8,” that sheds some lights on this issue.
I could not agree further on how some churches “pick and choose” in their faiths; and the reminder on how the United States is built on the foundation of “separation of church and state” could not be more timely.
Moreover, I would love to share a poignant discussion in between Jon Stewart and Mike Huckabee on gay marriage. I have to say that Jon did a good job!
Religion is far more of a choice than homosexuality. [Jon Stewart]
Finally, this recent ban on gay marriage in California has stirred a new wave of activists. Read more here.
