{"id":5317,"date":"2008-05-24T08:48:13","date_gmt":"2008-05-24T08:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/54-of-californians-still-oppos.html"},"modified":"2008-05-24T08:48:13","modified_gmt":"2008-05-24T08:48:13","slug":"54-of-californians-still-oppos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/54-of-californians-still-oppos.html","title":{"rendered":"54% of Californians still oppose gay marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is anyone surprised by this<\/a>? The state voted overwhelmingly to make it clear that they believed that marriage was between a man and a woman but the court overturned the will of the people. So, why wouldn’t they support an amendment to overturn the court?<\/p>\n

More than half of Californians support a proposed ballot measure that would overturn a recent ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in the state, a poll has found.
\nFifty-four percent of registered voters would back the measure, according to the survey by The Los Angeles Times and KTLA-TV. Thirty-five percent oppose the proposed measure, which is expected to be on the November ballot.
\nThe measure, sponsored by a coalition of groups that favor traditional marriage, would define marriage as \u201cbetween a man and a woman,\u201d and effectively overturn a May 15 decision by the California Supreme Court that voided two state laws that forbade recognition of same-sex marriages. The poll, published on Friday, found 52 percent disagreed with that decision while 41 percent agreed.
\nSupporters of same-sex marriage said the poll showed only lukewarm support for the measure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A majority is lukewarm? It’s enough to pass the bill.
\nBTW, for those of you who want to yell at me and call me homophobic because I posted this story, if you can’t guess my position on this issue, I’m deleting your comments. So, you might want to be careful in your rhetoric before you waste your time commenting. I rarely delete comments but will in this one instance. I’m going to force us to have a civil discussion about this issue or none at all.
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