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    Default Religious Freedom and Gay Marriage

    My question involves civil rights in the State of: California

    Is there are reason why the attorneys challenging Prop 8 did not bring up the issue of Separation of Church and State (i.e. Establishment Clause of the First Amendment & Free Exercise Clause)?

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    Default Re: Proposition 8 (California)

    The argument is brought by the people of the state. If those individuals believe that marriage is between a man and a woman, that belief and subsequent argument comes from them, not the church.

    Matters not what religion they practice, it's what (the majority of the people) believe in.

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    Default Re: Proposition 8 (California)

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    The argument is brought by the people of the state. If those individuals believe that marriage is between a man and a woman, that belief and subsequent argument comes from them, not the church.

    Matters not what religion they practice, it's what (the majority of the people) believe in.
    Wasn't the push funded by not just voters who happen to be religious but also by Church institutions (e.g. LDS)?

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    Wasn't the push funded by not just voters who happen to be religious but also by Church institutions (e.g. LDS)?
    Prop 8 was challenged based on the constitutionality of the ballot initiative that was passed banning gay marriages. That is by no means a religious issue regardless of who supported it and who didn't.

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    Default Re: Proposition 8 (California)

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    Prop 8 was challenged based on the constitutionality of the ballot initiative that was passed banning gay marriages. That is by no means a religious issue regardless of who supported it and who didn't.
    So does that mean that the language in and of itself has to be religious for it to be a violation? Wasn't the Dover trial regarding Intelligent Design vs Evolution based upon Intelligent Design proponents making secular claims yet behind it was a religioius push and the judge found out and did not side with them as a result?

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    Default Re: Proposition 8 (California)

    Now you're arguing against your original statement which could mean that you need to read more about the decision or it could mean that you're just being antagonistic.

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