CUBO: 2008

WOW... it was quite an intense day for eveyone. There were many issues we were following; however, two stood above the rest:

the next president of the United States of America
will Prop. 8 pass

And the next presidesnt of the united States of America is...

John McCain Barrack Obama

OBAMA!!

Well... I can't say I am necessarily shocked because it could have gone either way. Overall I think he might do pretty well, he seems very "inspirational" (according to Oprah). It was 51% to 49%, pretty intense I know.

PROP 8

Prop 8 is a propostition that will overturn California's law that same- sex marriage is legal. Here is the church's statement on it:

In November proposition 8 will be brought to the voters to overturn the state's court ruling of allowing same-sex marriage in California. We recognize every individual's rights to believe as they may, but do not feel it is up to the state to re-define the basic fundamental principle that marriage is between a man and a woman.

We can already see opposition, even with the wording of the proposition. We have recently found that the California secretary of state has changed the language on the ballot. The original wording of the November ballot initiative read, "[Proposition 8] amends the California Constitution to provide that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."

The new language says that the initiative "Changes California Constitution to eliminate right of same-sex couples to marry."

That is not what we are hoping to achieve with this proposition with eliminating rights, rather we are hoping to define marriage as God has always intended it to be - between a man and a woman.

So even with the underhanded wording of the Proposition, pleasevote yes to protect the bonds of marriage!

YES ON 8 PASSED!! We did it, all the fasting and praying worked. It was 55% to 45%. Marriage is a great gift, meant for a man and a woman, only.

That is all this time.

(Seth I will post that picture of David tomorrow night)