tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13066903.post8906378282388573483..comments2023-12-15T19:28:57.222-08:00Comments on one-sided war: protesting prop 8Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13066903.post-16626664994545745842008-11-12T15:24:00.000-08:002008-11-12T15:24:00.000-08:00I see your point and have to agree, this is a time...I see your point and have to agree, this is a time when the organizers of No on Prop 8 should be doing some self-assessment as to what went wrong. I think the protests are a way to keep people energized, to keep them from becoming despondent, to let them know that this fight isn't over. But it is not going to be enough. Certainly, I don't think the No on 8ers did enough outreach into the Black and Latino communities and were blindsided by the turnout of this group who are steeped in religious bias, not to mention the flood of money from the LDS church. <BR/><BR/>Yes, gay marriage is an issue in which emotions run hot, but we *must* find a way to help those who point to the bible as their defense to understand why this is not a religious issue but rather an equal rights issue. This is a struggle that will not be won easily. It will be won, though. Just as women and blacks got the right to vote, so will gays be able to marry. As surely as bans on interracial marriage have been left behind on the dust heap of history, so will be the ban on gay marriage. It is just going to take more time and much more hard work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com