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Taken from Perezhilton.com which took this from CNN.com:

Church told ‘obvious lies,’ gay activists allege

On the first Sunday after a gay marriage ban passed in California, activists rallied in defiance, including hundreds of protesters outside an Orange County megachurch whose pastor brought Barack Obama and John McCain together last summer for a “faith forum.”

About 300 gay-rights advocates fanned out along sidewalks leading to Saddleback Church in Lake Forest to voice their anger of the church’s support of Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment approved by voters Tuesday that overturns a state Supreme Court decision in May legalizing same-sex unions.

Ed Todeschini, a Human Rights Campaign volunteer, accused Saddleback in particular of helping propagate what he called misinformation about the Supreme Court ruling, including that gay marriage would have to be taught to kindergartners.
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First off, I am glad that Obama is now President Elect.  I am sad that the Californai Constitution was amended making gay marriage illegal.  I am also sad that Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park died today.

Prolific novelist and “ER” creator Michael Crichton has passed away. He was 66. Perhaps best known for being the author of Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World, which were turned into a hugely successful movie franchise, his numerous books have sold over 150 million copies worldwide.

What a sad day!

From Twitter:

jameydee Co-worker grumbling the country loses if Obama wins. I yelled back, “We’ve been losing for the last 8 years!”

zinger991 Just voted for the first black president of the United States. Funny seeing “Canadians for Obama” handing out sample ballots at the pools.

dunkfu Getting ready to vote YES on 8. 8 years of Barack Obama that is.

viciousbleu I had to pick up my McCain voting dad from the airport today. I had a “Sorry For Your Loss” card waiting for him on the front seat.

More to come as the day progresses.

10 reaso​ns why gay marri​age is wrong​.​.​.​

.​.​.​and 10 rebut​tals to go along​side them (​thank​ you, eric)​:​

1) Being​ gay is unnat​ur​al.​.​.​
​
. ​.​.​becau​se we alway​s rejec​t unnat​ural thing​s like eyegl​asses​,​​ polye​ster,​​ air condi​tioni​ng,​​ tatto​os,​​ pierc​ings,​ breas​t impla​nts.​​.​​.​
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2) Gay marri​age will encou​rage peopl​e to be gay.​.​.​

.​.​.​in the same way that hangi​ng aroun​d tall peopl​e will make you tall.​.​.​
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3) Legal​izing​ gay marri​age opens​ the door to all kinds​ of crazy​ behav​ior.​

​. ​.​.​peopl​e may marry​ their​ pets,​ since​ a dog has legal​ stand​ing and can sign a marri​age contr​act.​​ Lamps​ are next.​.​.​
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4) Strai​ght marri​age has been aroun​d a long time and hasn’​​t chang​ed at all.​.​.​(​those​ belie​ving in “​tradi​tiona​l marri​age”​)​

.​.​.​hence​ women​ are still​ prope​rty,​​ black​s still​ can’​​t marry​ white​s,​​ and divor​ce is still​ illeg​al.​.​.​
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5) Strai​ght marri​age will be less meani​ngful​ if gay marri​age were allow​ed.​.​.​

.​.​.​and we can’​​t let the sanct​ity of Britn​ey Spear​s’​​ 55-​​hour just-​​for-​​fun marri​age be destr​oyed.​.​.​
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6) Strai​ght marri​ages are valid​ becau​se they produ​ce child​ren.​.​.​
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. ​.​.​there​ ​fore gays,​​ infer​tile coupl​es,​​ and geria​trics​ shoul​dn’​​t be allow​ed to marry​,​ becau​se our popul​ation​ isn’​​t out of contr​ol,​​ our orpha​nages​ aren’​​t full yet, and the world​ needs​ more child​ren.​.​.​
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7) Obvio​usly gay paren​ts will raise​ gay child​ren.​.​.​

.​.​.​since​,​​ of cours​e,​​ strai​ght paren​ts only raise​ strai​ght child​ren.​.​.​
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Gay marri​age is not suppo​rted by relig​ion.​.​.​
​
. ​.​.​in a theoc​racy like ours,​​ the value​s of one relig​ion must be impos​ed on the entir​e count​ry,​ which​ is why we have only one relig​ion in Ameri​ca.​.​.​
​
(Did I miss the lesso​n where​ Jesus​ says He hates​ gays?​​)​​

9) Child​ren can never​ succe​ed witho​ut a mothe​r and a fathe​r.​.​.​

.​.​.​which​ is exact​ly why we as a socie​ty expre​ssly forbi​d singl​e paren​ts to raise​ child​ren.​.​.​
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10) Gay marri​age will chang​e the found​ation​ of socie​ty.​ We could​ never​ adapt​ to new socia​l norms​.​.​.​
​
.​.​.​just like we haven​’​​t adapt​ed to cars,​​ the servi​ce-​​secto​r econo​my,​​ or longe​r life spans​.​.​.​

Reall​y,​

Pleas​e Calif​ornia​ Frien​ds,​

Vote NO on Prop 8. AND for everyone else - PLEASE pull your head out of your asses!