Rallying the church to defend marriage in CA

Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 6/2/2008 8:00:00 AMvar addthis_pub = 'onenewsnow';

An effort is under way to get the church involved in California's November ballot issue to protect the traditional definition of marriage through an amendment to state constitution. 

The California Supreme Court recently gave homosexuals the same marriage rights as heterosexuals, a ruling due to take effect the middle of this month, barring a stay on that ruling. "[S]o today we're living with a court that no longer respects biblical teaching -- which in my opinion spells disaster for the state of California," warns Walter Hoye of the Issues4Life Foundation.
 
He adds that if the state is to do anything on the subject, it ought to be to strengthening traditional marriage. Hoye says 40 percent of children are born out of wedlock, and that it is in the public's interest to encourage stronger families and marriages.
 
"... [Strong heterosexual marriages] create new life -- and [it can do it] without the staggering and tragic social consequences that occur outside of marriage," he details. Protecting marriage between a man and a woman, says Hoye, and effectively promoting the institution would have an impact on school dropouts, crime, and the prison population.
 
Hoye will be one of those working for a strong voter turnout from the church. He notes that in March 2000, more than 60 percent of California voters defeated another attack on traditional marriage, and he hopes this will be reflected in the upcoming election.

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