Um didnt you say it was the mormons yesterday? I can't begin to say how horrifyingly wrong it is to run protests on churches because they are not state institutions. Its intimidation as in if you don't believe what i believe i will come to your house of worship and make a spectacle.

Omg, are you kidding me?? Youre going to church to protest because as you say "It's hypocritical to praise love on Sunday and outlaw it on Tuesday". Last time I checked all religions were AGAINST the type of love youre referring to. Be educated about your protests, be gay, be happy but dont be stupid gays. Find out the most appropriate places that will have the biggest impact to protest are and then do that. But to go, where families take little Johnnie and little Suzy to worship Christ and learn the bible (ie homosexuality is NOT a SIN) thats sort of dumb.

I think you are protesting the religion! you should go protest somewhere else not in front of a church, besides they have the right to not accept gay marriage because that is part of the religion. for people who claim to want equality you sure want to shove your believes at people who don't! hypocrites!

your protests are so juvenile. to protest a church, what are you trying to do? tell them that it not okay for them to have their views and opinions but its okay for you to have yours and dammit they need to have yours too?

Foolish. You gays need to think this out. Youre harassing churches and all who go. Why? Why? Because youre assuming it was the people in the churches that voted against you. What if it wasnt?

You guys are all being complete asses. If I took my children to a church the gays protested I tell you what I'd be so pissed that would sway my vote next time in the opposite direction you want. Have any of you thought this out??

All this prop 8 shiz is starting to piss me off. It's everywhere, myspace, here, youtube, everywhere. You need to accept that the majority voted for it to be passed. A lot of things happen in life that hurts, discriminates, enrages you but you have to move on and realise that gays have come a long way to have their voices heard. It wasn't that big of a win. I'm sure in 4 years time you will have the right to marry. Protesting now is not going to help your cause because it makes you look like psycho idiots who cannot accept the fact you lost. The protests won't remain peaceful, it will get violent because some idiots will ruin it. Besides, protesting in front of a church is protesting their religion, because yes it is in their religion and beliefs that marriage is between a man and a woman. You are saying that they aren't allowed to practice how they want. You do get the rights to be gay, to have a civil union and you need to remember this and not forget. It is unfair that you cannot marry, but your victory will come, but it won't happen just yet. If you feel the need to protest, why don't you protest to the government offices who put the law to the vote, protest in washington to make marriage legal across America. Protesting infront of the church is offensive, as it's not only just these religious people who voted yes, ordinary atheists and non believers voted yes to, why don't you protest to them?

NOT cool, Perez. This is a Church and a RELIGION. all religions are different and created to serve their followers' beliefs. it is WRONG to impose your personal issues on a two-thousand year old institution such as the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is bigger than you, and bigger than the United States. it's almost as ridiculous as having communists trying to change democracy because they do not agree with it! Us Catholics practice our religion in private and do not deserve to be stalked by large groups of individuals who do not acknowledge our faith which is sacred to us. it will NOT happen in ROME and it should NOT happen ANYWHERE.

PROTESTING WILL DO NOTHING! are you serious?! people voted yes to it, the government cant just change it because of the protests. you cant just keep blaming mormons and catholics for it not being passed. GROW UP!

Typical liberal idiots. Preach love and tolerance yet you're completely intolerant of religious beliefs. HYPOCRISY IS ALIVE AND WELL!

NO! this is not right! why would you do this? Protesting infront of a catholic cathedral? Is not righ! Why are you going to assult the right of people to practice their religion? I'm sorry that your prop. did not pass, is not everyones fault. Go to the court house or government buildings. Back when the civil rights movement was going on, you never saw this type of assault vs. people and their right to practice their relegion in PEACE! Leave people alone! This will be one more reason why people will turn their backs against the gay community. I disagree 100% with the location of this protest!

I am a catholic republican and Im for same sex marriage. However since religion is seperate from government, I think that gay couples should be allowed to be married at a courthouse. When it comes to religious ceremonies I think that the congregation should be allowed to have any disctretions if they have any. I really do not believe that the catholic church is discriminating agaist gay couples, it is just really hard to change their beliefs that have been practiced for many centuries. I think that they should protest the government because they are the ones in charge

Hey morons….first you argue that marriage has no religious meaning, but legal- blah blah blah–then why are you protesting in front of a church?????? Separation of church and state ring a bell????? You all can't accept the fact that the majority of people do not —DO NOT– agree with you all!!! Bunch or sorry ass sore LOSERS!!!

i love how now that people are protesting outside of catholic buildings, everyone is saying how wrong it is.. but when you talk about doing it to the mormons, it seems to be acceptable.

wtf?

mormons only make up 2% of california,
and you also have to take into account that NOT all of them supported Prop 8.

so since when does less than 2% = the 51% majority that allowed it to be passed??

I am in agreement with most of your posters-stay away from the church! this is not love what you are doing, you are trying to intimidate people. I am not catholic, but, regardless, I am sure not all catholics voted yes. The CHURCH, as in the ones running it, are going by their interpretations of the scriptures. It is not illegal what they are preaching. Alot of people will not look at you guys protesting and say, hey, they are here in front of the church, they are right, I will change my views.' Many are going to feel intruded upon, the church officials might preach more about it, People are going to be angry about the issue now and they will feel even more against gay marriage. stay away from people's religious beliefs

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate gays, infact I have a gay friend,
But this has passed. Done. Over. The people voted. They could just easily move out of there and move to a place where you CAN get married. And if they can't move for whatever reason, that's too bad for them. And why are gays so pushy about MARRIAGE? What's wrong with just simple dating, you don't need to prove your love by marriage. Also, I was expecting it to not pass, because all I hear on this site was;
'NO ON PROP 8'
But it passed. Just stop, because I doubt they'll change this.

GET OVER IT!

IT'S OVER!!!!

I ACCEPTED OBAMA YOU ACCEPT YES…..BECAUSE THE PEOPLES VOICES WERE HEARD.

Re: justtfax –
the reason why there is a protest outside the cathedral is because CARDINAL Roger Mahoney urged and then thanked Catholics for voting Yes on 8 (see below). Clearly in violation of separation of Church and State. The Church does not have ownership of the word Marriage. Non-believers and criminals can get "married". Gay people want to have the same rights outside the confines of the Church's rules.
FROM CARDINAL MAHONEY…WWW.LA-ARCHDIOCESE.COM
I am grateful to the Catholic Community of Los Angeles for your commitment to the institution of marriage as fashioned by God and to work with such energy to enshrine this divine plan into our State’s Constitution.

The passage of Proposition 8 was the result of an unprecedented coalition of many Faith Communities and other citizens who understood the importance of maintaining the bedrock institution of marriage as has been lived out since recorded history.

perez you shouldnt care so much because no one will ever want to marry you

Also, all churches are private institutions. Separation of church and state. As private institutions, whether anyone likes it or not, they are "allowed" to have beliefs that can be seen as discriminatory.

Re: nononoon8 – I am fully aware that the leaders of the church spoke out against gay marriages-And the cardinals, priests, bishops and the pope believe that is how the scriptures are interpretated.

Okay this is getting a little stupid. Perez I hope and pray you do not go and protest at a church because God will not like that at all and with the way the world is now we all should be turning our eyes on God, even if you dont believe in him wouldnt you rather to have something to believe in than nothing. Anyways though I just feel that to protest a church is totally wrong in every way. You cant blame it on catholics or mormons or anyone else because thats discrimination to. I wish we all could be equal but there was a vote and it was not passed nobody protested that obama won. If you wants to change it do it the right way dont try to pass a stupid petiton to tax churches you dont want judgement passed on you neither do all churches, and dont protest a church service because that is so WRONG in many ways I dont care if its peaceful protest or not!

First it was the Mormons now it is the Catholics!!! Good way to get people on your side, bash religions and walk outside their places of worships because you emotional little cry babies aren't happy. Take it for what it is and deal with it. I wanted McCain for president, maybe I will find someone to blame, DAMN JEWS!!! Get a freaking life.

How hard would you fight for your family?

That is all we are doing - fighting for our family.

The right to amend California’s Constitution is not granted to the People, it is reserved by the People. The Supreme Court has repeatedly acknowledged the reserved power of the People to use the initiative process to amend the Constitution. For example, when the Rose Bird Court struck down the death penalty as a violation of fundamental state constitutional rights, the People disagreed, and in the exercise of their sovereign power reversed that interpretation of their Constitution through the initiative-amendment process. Even a liberal jurist who vehemently disagreed with the People’s decision on the death penalty, Justice Stanley Mosk, nevertheless acknowledged the People’s authority to decide the issue through the initiative-amendment process.

No Perez your not protesting their religion just whats in the BIble. Get over it! Not everyone believes marriage for gays should be legal. I would rather go by the Bibles than what People think its cool to believe in.
They have a right just as much as you do in their beliefs. But you seem to think everyone has to believe in what you do or they are wrong.

Why attack churches. I say no on 8 but I think everyone is intitled to feel how they feel. I think it's messed up.