Kids Today...

I am using this phrase in a good way. I think it is interesting that a 12 year-old (Jaden Brophy of Syracuse, UT) has noticed something that many adults have not noticed.

What he noticed is the double-standard, or the dichotomy, of the individuals and organizations opposed to the Church's (or anyone's) support of Prop. 8.

They want Separation of Church and State (one of the most misunderstood phrases in our country), yet they will attack Utah, its government and its businesses, to "punish" the Church.

After reading his thoughts, I found other dichotomies...

For instance, they describe the supporters of Prop. 8 as bigots and hate mongers. Yet, they attack LDS Churches with vandalism. They boycott business of people that supported Prop. 8. They have absolutely nothing good to say about anyone who supported Prop. 8. They even want to limit the rights of the Church and anyone who supported Prop. 8, even though they decry what they view as a limiting of their rights.

Hmmmm...

Maybe Jaden was right, their beliefs are only ONE-WAY...

I propose EQUALITY for all. Allow everyone to have and act on their opinions and respect their opinion. You don't have to agree with it, and you can speak out against it, or talk about , or try and persuade someone to change their opinion, but violence, hate, destruction of property...NONE of these things has place in politics...we are, after all, an advanced, civilized society. And as such, we advocate equality and tolerance.

There are a couple facts that I believe people have yet to come to terms with:
1) It was NOT the LDS Church alone, but a conglomeration of Churches and other organizations that advocate "Traditional Family" and "Traditional Values"
2) It was NOT the LDS Church that voted Prop. 8 into law, it was the people of California State
3) There aren't enough LDS Church Members in all of California to constitute a Majority to pass any legislation.
4) Vandalism, hate speech, demonstrations against a Church or Individual, and boycotting are all forms of hate and bigotry.