“The attack on the institution of marriage is relentless,” said Larry Jacobs, global coordinator of the World Congress of Families.
Jacobs was reacting to a bill passed by the California Legislature which changes the definition of marriage in state law from “man and woman” to “two persons.” This would de facto establish homosexual marriage in
California.
Jacobs noted that in 2000, California voters passed Proposition 22, a statute limiting marriage to a man and a woman.
“In liberal California, the measure passed with a vote of 61.4%,” Jacobs observed. “When it comes to same-sex marriage, what is it about ‘no!’ that California politicians and judges don’t understand?” There’s also a ballot drive underway for a marriage amendment to the California constitution.
While California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed similar legislation in the past, he’s now signaling that he might sign AB43 (the redefinition of marriage).
“Tampering with marriage will have catastrophic consequences,” Jacobs cautioned. “Society’s essential business of procreation isn’t done by same-sex couples. Beyond that, the natural family is far and away the best arrangement for nurturing children. Rather than a fad that validates the life-styles of certain well-organized interest groups, the natural family is a time-tested arrangement for achieving social stability.”
Jacobs warned that California politicians are courting disaster. “Besides the end-run around the democratic process this legislation represents, the bill will validate the abnormal and undercut the overwhelming majority of California families.”
World Congress of Families celebrates the natural family. WCF International Secretary Allan Carlson and Paul Mero, president of The Sutherland Institute, are co-authors of the recently published,
“The Natural Family: A Manifesto.” Click here:
www.familymanifesto.org to order a copy of the book.
For more information on The World Congress of Families, go to
www.worldcongress.org. To schedule an interview with WCF Global Coordinator Larry Jacobs, call Carol Griesbach at 1-800-461-3113.