John Marcotte, the Sacramento man and self-described “concerned Christian,” is leading the effort to ban divorce in California with the California Marriage Protection Act. Shockingly, it doesn’t appear to have the same level of support as the state’s push to ban same-sex marriage. But maybe it will now: Outlawing divorce could save the cash-starved state $4.8 billion a year.
That’s the number the Institute for American Values came up with when estimated the true costs of “family fragmenting” — a figure that, to be sure, includes both the ramifications of divorce and bearing children out of wedlock. It’s an exhaustive look at just how expensive it is for a state to maintain so many broken families
With such clear tax savings, we recommend lawmakers pass the California Marriage Protection Act — but only with clear religious exceptions included. Namely, that divorce is banned among anyone who held their marriage ceremony inside a church; everyone else is free to separate. You know, to protect the church.
Wade MacMorrighan
Fuck, I’d vote for that bill if I could (but, alas, I only live in Iowa)! *G* In fact, I would LOVE to see what answers those who voted FOR Prop 8 might give for not wanting to vote for this bill, too!
Cam
Thank you!!! I’m so sick of the Free Pass we give all those bigots who CLAIM that they are against gay rights for “Religious Resaons” and yet they don’t advocate for making divorce or adultry illegal. If you are going to use your religion as an excuse to try to deny other human beings their rights, you damn well better abide by all the lessor tennants of your faith. So if this bill goes down in CA. can we STOP calling the people voting against gay rights religious and start referring to them by their real name….bigots?
arjuna52
Is that a real t-shirt? I’d love to get one.
B
In No. 3 arjuna52 wrote, “Is that a real t-shirt? I’d love to get one.” http://rescuemarriage.org/ is the web site, and you can buy a tee shirt there. Tee shirt sales seem to be their main source of funding.
hyhybt
I’d sign the petition (were I Californian) but would never vote for it. Because if the thing were to pass, it would be one more item to correct before getting gay marriage on the ballot again.
Being stuck in a bad marriage is far worse than not being allowed to enter it in the first place.
Cam
No. 5 · hyhybt
I’d sign the petition (were I Californian) but would never vote for it. Because if the thing were to pass, it would be one more item to correct before getting gay marriage on the ballot again.
Being stuck in a bad marriage is far worse than not being allowed to enter it in the first place.
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I dissagree, because they were allowed to enter it, they had the right to enter it. That would be like saying that having a bratty child is better than not being allowed to have children, in my opinion. I say, make all these people that claim not to be bigots, and only vote against gays because of their “Religion” put their money where their mouths are.