Will Marriage Have Meaning After March 4?

 

March 4, 2008 will mark a historic day in California.
Despite the fact that close to two-thirds of California’s
voters enacted Proposition 22, which states that marriage can only be between a man and a woman, same-sex marriage advocates argued in the California Supreme Court that they should be allowed to marry persons of the same sex.                            

The problem, Proposition 22 only amended the California Family Law Code and not the California Constitution.  Therefore, radical same-sex marriage advocates are arguing that Proposition 22 violates the California Constitution’s equal protection provisions. 

This was the argument that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom used when he began issuing same-sex marriage licenses on Valentine’s weekend in 2004.

Advocates General Counsel, Robert Tyler, was the first lawyer in 2004 to go to San Francisco in order to commence litigation and argue in court that the Mayor’s illegal actions needed to be stopped.  For weeks, neither the Governor nor State Attorney General did anything to help.  After numerous weeks of intense litigation, the California Supreme Court ordered the Mayor to cease and desist his illegal actions.  A few months later, the California Supreme Court declared the same-sex marriage licenses were illegal and void under California’s then-existing law.  However, that ruling did not prevent the radicals from pursuing a separate lawsuit in an attempt to overturn Proposition 22 in the courts.

 The ACLU, the City Attorney for San Francisco, and other radical well-funded organizations have pursued their case all the way back to the California Supreme Court by arguing that the people’s initiative, Proposition 22, is unconstitutional. Since the March 4th final hearing on this issue, please pray for the judges as they render their decision so that marriage between a man and a woman will be preserved in California.       

SAVE THE DATE:  April 26, 2008:  Dinner with Advocates ~ Meet the Clients ~

     

Plan to join us for a casual evening sure to enlighten and inspire you as you listen to several clients share their compelling personal stories about their battle for religious liberty.  You will hear from:

       * Ron Prentice ~ California Education Committee v. Arnold Schwarzenegger

      * Dr. Christine Brody ~  Benitez v. North Coast Women’s Care Center
     * Pastor Derek Anunciation ~ Praise Christian Center v. City of Huntington Beach
      * Chad Farnan ~  Farnan v. Capistrano Valley School District

 Make your reservation today – You chose how!  Complete the enclosed donor card and mail to in the self addressed envelope with your check or credit card information; or, call Advocates at 1.888.588.6888 and pay via credit card; or, e-mail jrogers@faith-freedom.com and someone will contact you for payment information.  Seating is limited, so don’t delay.  YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS INFORMATIVE EVENT! 

PROTECT MARRIAGE.COM

- A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

 

Advocates for Faith and Freedom is a committed member of the California Statewide Committee promoting a constitutional amendment on the November Presidential ballot which will allow the voters of California to decide – once and for all – that marriage in our state be preserved for a man and a woman.

 Why is this necessary?  Didn’t we pass Prop 22 years ago?  The answer is YES.   

In 2000, California voters passed Prop 22 - the voter instituted definition of marriage as only between a man and a woman. As you have seen on the front page of our newsletter, the California State Supreme Court will now decide if Prop 22 is a violation of the equal protection provisions of the California Constitution.  The only way to be sure to preserve marriage between a man and a woman is for the people of California to adopt a constitutional amendment that cannot be overturned by the California Supreme Court! 

 YOU MUST GET INVOLVED 

First, we are asking you to financially support our efforts as we attempt to protect marriage both in the cases pending before the California Supreme Court and in our effort to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot.  We are depending on you and your generous donation. 

 Second, approximately 700,000 signatures are needed to qualify this amendment for the ballot in November and we need your help!  Call or come to our office and pick-up a petition.  You must sign this petition, as well as circulate petitions with your friends, your family, your co-workers and your neighbors.   

Third, please ask your pastor if he would permit petitions to be signed at a designated location at your church following your service.  Have him call Joni Rogers in our office at 951.304.7583 or toll free at 1.888.588.6888.  We will provide him with complete details.

 If we all work together, we can preserve the character and stability of marriage in California and across the nation.  Please join Christians all over California who are part of this massive statewide effort. 

  

WEBSITE MAKEOVER

 

If you haven’t visited our FAITH-FREEDOM.COM website recently, you are in for a pleasant surprise.  “User-friendly” is the key word.  You can now navigate through each page quickly to keep yourself up-to- date on our current cases and major news stories affecting America.  We have taken extra measures to be certain when donating online your financial information is safe and secure.  Please share the website with your friends.  Help us spread the word that as Christians – working together – we can protect our religious liberties in the courts of California and America. Visit www.faith-freedom.com.