Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Yesterday was Pentecost, the fiftieth and last day of Easter in our church. It celebrates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles (one or more of whom was statistically likely to be gay.) “The people were…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – With the upcoming Constitutional Amendment to Limit Marriage, I think we are missing a great opportunity. Everybody is framing this as a risk that voters will “take away marriage” and cause “legal chaos for same-sex couples across the…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – A Field Poll of 1,052 registered California voters asked “Do you approve or disapprove of California allowing homosexuals to marry members of their own sex?” and for the first time since 1977 – when California’s law was changed…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Do you think civil rights should be decided by an emotional popular vote, or by the ultimate popular vote, the Constitution? Every human rights victory we hold dear (like suffrage, apartheid, the United Nations and slavery) was installed…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Today on the radio I heard about “Black Liberation Theology.” The logic goes like this: Jesus was a rabble-rouser. He kept telling people that they should not listen to the rabbinical power players, but rather listen to God.…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I was astonished to learn that even the opponents of equality believe “domestic partnership” and marriage are in fact the same things. Kentucky State Senator Vernie McGaha introduced legislation that would bar state agencies and schools from providing…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – The more I look closely at what leaders say about same-sex marriage, the more I see that they are responsible for the character of their people. I have written to you before about great leaders like Bishop Tutu…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – In July of 2004, with marriages erupting in Massachusetts and California, your Republican nominee for President John McCain argued against a Federal Marriage Amendment to permanently ban gay marriage. He said the states should decide and that “We…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – As a conservative Christian gay Republican dad, I would love Mike Huckabee to be the Republican nominee for President. In fact, on Super Tuesday, he’s going to get my vote. Everybody knows that he is unelectable, so his…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – When you vetoed AB 43, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, you said that the people should decide the future of gay marriage. What you should have said is that the people should be able to…Read More »