Reply #79: Let's discuss when the knee-jerk's over.

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My guess is that most individuals who voted for or against Proposition 8 in the recent California election had their own reasons for doing so, and some of them were quite emotionally involved one way or the other. But regardless of the deep disappointment for some when their Prop 8 side lost, Democrats as a whole won the election handily so there should be much to cheer about all over the country, including California.

I think that most religious folks felt that the basic unit of society, the traditional family, was being challenged and they did not want that to happen, so in the American way of doing things they promoted their points of view and voted on election day. Some folks were of the opinion that changing the definition of "marriage" would have a long-term negative impact on religious freedoms. And some believe that it was a moral issue, that sexual relations other than between a married man and woman are sinful in the eyes of God. (Strange concept to some, but not at all strange to religious people.)

If the kneejerk hatred abates a bit, perhaps in a few days, if I am asked in a civil manner I am willing to discuss this matter further. But there's obviously not much point in trying that right now.