The paucity of intelligent discourse regarding the ban of same sex marriages in California is sadly, no surprise. Just as many in the media have found that sound bites and slogans are more effective means of marketing than in-depth reporting, many people have succumbed to the same type of arguments when they posit their beliefs.
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The following has been deemed newsworthy by Yahoo News:
"Don't spread H8"
"We need equal rights"
"Gay is the new black"
"Catholic Fascists Stay Out of Politics"
"I just found out that my state doesn't really think I'm a person"
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What was severely lacking and not deemed newsworthy - any reporting about what the supporters of Proposition 8 had to say and why.
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For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. And they will turn away from hearing the truth...
- 2 Timothy 4:3-4
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