Dear Readers,

It looks as if California’s Supreme Court will hand down its rulings on Prop 8 which denies same sex marriage by tomorrow.

So today, while two sides wait in trep­i­da­tion, let me speak to those who don’t believe this is a big deal.

Marriage is a big deal. There are not ever going to be too many loving, committed rela­tion­ships. The right to marry is a big deal. Public marriage engen­ders support from the commu­nity. As a cele­brant, I have seen parental and commu­nity support change as they witness their children’s weddings. “Oh,” they say, “they want to get married because they love one another.”

In Mass­a­chu­setts, they’ve found that gays, who have the right to marry there, are divorcing as frequently as straights. On the other hand, Mass­a­chu­setts has one of the lowest divorce rates in the country. The highest divorce rates in the country are in states where there is the biggest resis­tance to equal marriage rights.

• I believe in equality of marriage rights.
• I believe it will make marriage stronger as it empha­sizes the impor­tance of marriage and the protec­tion of families.
• I believe it is in the best interest of everyone to work for equal rights and equal rites.

I would like to see people who are concerned about marriage working on helping people stay married. Smacking our fore­heads and saying it’s a dirty rotten shame has not been helpful. Smacking the divorcing and telling them they’re dirty and rotten has not been helpful. Here are the facts. People save more money and are more stable in marriage. Chil­dren are more secure and do better in life when raised in stable two parent fami­lies. Wanna work on some­thing? Work on that!

Tip: Stand up for loving rela­tion­ship. Stand up for stable commu­ni­ties. Stand up for marriage. Everyone’s and your own. Support Equal Marriage Rights.

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