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Posted on October 9 at 9:47 a.m.

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Strickland, he is a pleasant guy and I like what he stands for. He'll be getting my vote in November.

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Posted on October 8 at 10:17 p.m.

Thanks Paul for supporting Proposition 8 although it is my understanding that same-sex unions can already adopt children. CA law gives all domestic partnerships the same rights as married couples so I don't see this as a "human rights" issue. I see it as a moral issue to protect the rights of families and religious freedom.

Passing proposition 8 will not take any rights away from anyone. A failure to pass proposition 8 may limit the rights of churches to preach that homosexuality is immoral (the act, not the desire). It may lead to the revocation of the churches right to determine what marriage means and what ceremonies they perform. It may also lead to churches losing their tax-exempt status. This last one isn't really a concern of mine but ask your pastor if it concerns him or her. My church doesn't need money to survive, it just uses donations to help others.

Same-gender marriage will be taught in schools as well as same-gender sexual education. We who do not condone homosexual practices do not want this. This obviously won't matter to many Santa Barbarians but this is a response to the argument of "how does this affect you?"

I am a Christian and I love all people in this world: those who consider themselves homosexual and those who do not. I am supporting proposition 8 because I feel it is the right thing to do for families and religious freedoms.

I also have problems with the judicial branch legislating contrary to the majority vote of 2000 but this post is already too long!

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