Chuck Norris wrote an article over at Town Hall about the harassment, and other activities that are meant to intimidate those that supported the approved Proposition 8, which amended the California constitution to define Marriage as between a man and a woman. The article was so clear and concise, that I am quoting it here. Thank you Chuck for speaking out. Chuck makes the right points below:

Protestors of Proposition 8 in California (the marriage amendment) shoved aside a 69-year-old woman who was bearing a cross. They reportedly spit on her and stomped on her cross. They then aligned themselves in a human barricade, blocking the media from getting to or interviewing the woman.

Prop. 8 supporter Jose Nunez, 37, was assaulted brutally while distributing yard signs to other supporters after church services at the St. Stanislaus Parish in Modesto.

Calvary Chapel Chino Hills was spray painted by vandals after they learned that the church served as an official collection point for Prop. 8 petitions.

Letters containing white powder (obviously mimicking anthrax) were sent to the Salt Lake City headquarters of the Mormon church and to a temple in Los Angeles. (Thankfully, the FBI said the substance was nontoxic.)

The 25-year artistic director of the California Musical Theatre, who also happens to be a Mormon, was muscled to resign because of his $1,000 donation to the campaign to ban gay marriage in California.

A pro-homosexual, pro-anarchy organization named Bash Back marched into the middle of a church service and flung fliers and condoms to the congregants. They also hung a banner from the balcony that featured two lesbians in provocative positions at the pulpit.

And lastly, the tolerance-preaching activists also have taken their anger to the blogosphere, where posts have planted ideas ranging from burning churches to storming the citadels of government until our society is forced to overturn Prop. 8. You even can find donor blacklists online. The lists include everyone who financially backed Prop. 8 — even those who gave as little as $46 — with the obvious objective that these individuals will be bantered and boycotted for doing so.

What’s wrong with this picture? Lots.

First, there’s the obvious inability of the minority to accept the will of the majority. Californians have spoken twice, through the elections in 2000 and 2008. Nearly every county across the state (including Los Angeles County) voted to amend the state constitution in favor of traditional marriage.

Nevertheless, bitter activists simply cannot accept the outcome as being truly reflective of the general public. So they have placed the brainwashing blame upon the crusading and misleading zealotry of those religious villains: the Catholics, evangelical Protestants, and especially Mormons, who allegedly are robbing the rights of American citizens by merely executing their right to vote and standing upon their moral convictions and traditional views.

What’s surprising (or maybe not so) is that even though 70 percent of African-Americans voted in favor of Proposition 8, protests against black churches are virtually nonexistent. And everyone knows exactly why: Such actions would be viewed as racist. Yet these opponents of Prop. 8 can protest vehemently and shout obscenities in front of Mormon temples without ever being accused of religious bigotry. There’s a clear double standard in our society. Where are the hate-crime cops when religious conservatives need them?

There were many of us who passionately opposed Obama, but you don’t see us protesting in the streets or crying "unfair." Rather, we are submitting to a democratic process and now asking how we can support "our" president. Just because we don’t like the election outcome doesn’t give us the right to bully those who oppose us. In other words, if democracy doesn’t tip our direction, we don’t swing to anarchy. That would be like the Wild West, the resurrection of which seems to be happening in these postelection protests.

I agree with Prison Fellowship’s founder, Chuck Colson, who wrote: "This is an outrage. What hypocrisy from those who spend all of their time preaching tolerance to the rest of us! How dare they threaten and attack political opponents? We live in a democratic country, not a banana republic ruled by thugs."

Regardless of one’s opinion of Proposition 8, it is flat-out wrong and un-American to intimidate and harass individuals, churches and businesses that are guilty of nothing more than participating in the democratic process. Political protests are one thing, but when old-fashioned bullying techniques are used that restrict voting liberties and even prompt fear of safety, activists have crossed a line. There is a difference between respectfully advocating one’s civil rights and demanding public endorsement of what many still consider to be unnatural sexual behavior through cruel coercion and repression tactics. One thing is for sure: The days of peaceful marches, such as those headed up by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seem to be long gone.

The truth is that the great majority of Prop. 8 advocates are not bigots or hatemongers. They are American citizens who are following 5,000 years of human history and the belief of every major people and religion: Marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman. Their pro-Prop. 8 votes weren’t intended to deprive any group of its rights; they were safeguarding their honest convictions regarding the boundaries of marriage.

On Nov. 4, the pro-gay community obviously was flabbergasted that a state that generally leans left actually voted right when it came to holy matrimony. But that’s exactly what happened; the majority of Californians — red, yellow, black and white — voted to define the margins of marriage as being between one man and one woman. California is the 30th state in our union to amend its constitution in doing so, joining Florida and Arizona in this election. Like it or not, it’s the law now. The people have spoken.

The majority of PEOPLE have spoken, but the pro gay community doesn’t want to listen. It’s time for the pro gay community to realize something, like it or not, they’re going to have to TOLERATE people who have a different perspective. It would be nice if police would start arresting those pro gay protesters who are committing crimes.

One more thing, the whole argument about equality is B.S. Gays have never wanted to be like traditional families, and they know they can’t be, because they ARE different, which is something they GAY PRIDE themselves on. You can’t keep twisting reality, and expect people to buy into a gay fantasy, because eventually, like on November 4, people realize the different between reality and fantasy. Perhaps gays should accept the fact they are different, and build on that, rather than trying to confuse everyone who don’t understand the issue into believing they are just like everyone else. Gays are only like everyone else until it comes to their sexuality, and then heterosexuals want boundaries.

Personally, I’d like for gays to have their own changing rooms at the gym. I’ve had far too many gay guys try to pick me up, which makes me feel uncomfortable, so I don’t change clothes at the gym anymore. I shouldn’t have to worry about that, and I shouldn’t have to tolerate that, but I do. I don’t expect sexual harassment laws to be created to protect me, I just expect gays to respect my heterosexual boundaries in the gym changing room, and in other areas like Marriage. Apparently, that’s too much to ask of the pro gay community, which is why the people of California had to vote twice to approve to define Marriage between a man and woman only, after the courts tried to strike down what the people wanted.

Now the pro gays want to take the fight the the United States Supreme Court. If that court overturned all these constitutional amendments, in a short amount of time, after this congress changed their roster again, congress would then approve an amendment to the United States Constitution defining Marriage between a man and a woman. I encourage gays to keep on attacking heterosexuals on this issue, until there is no tolerance left for their harassment and intimidation.

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