Posted on 11/02/2009 5:02:58 AM PST by fwdude
The following statement can be attributed to Marc Mutty, chairman, Stand for Marriage Maine:
“I want to alert you to a disturbing development that confirms what we have been saying about the larger threat that redefining marriage poses to every Mainer.
“Don Mendell, one of our spokesmen who appeared in a television ad for Stand for Marriage Maine, has come under attack by our opponents.
“Don is a high school guidance counselor and licensed social worker. His appearance in the television ad prompted a complaint to the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation – requesting that his license to practice social work in the state of Maine be stripped away – simply because of his personal opinion on marriage.
“It is ironic that those who claim tolerance as their highest value prove themselves to be so intolerant that they would go so far as to threaten a father’s career and put his family’s future at risk. This latest attack highlights the true agenda of those who demand that marriage be redefined.
“No one who opposes Question 1 is in similar danger from those who support marriage between one man and one woman.
(Excerpt) Read more at standformarriagemaine.com ...
Dear Question 1 Supporter,
We are so grateful for all your support, but I need to ask you one last time to please step up with a financial contribution so we can educate voters about a fast-breaking development that could be important to voters as they head to the polls on Tuesday. Here's the situation:
The latest example of how those in power in Maine schools will push homosexual marriage on students involves Don Mendell, a public school counselor who appeared in a Yes on Question 1 television ad. Mr. Mendell is a two-time recipient of the state Department of Education Commissioner's Recognition Award and was nominated as Maine State Teacher of the Year. Despite a lifetime of service, a formal complaint was filed with the state seeking to have his license revoked. They say because Mr. Mendell spoke out in support of Question 1 he should not be allowed to counsel students anymore.
We learned just Friday that the person who filed the complaint against Mr. Mendell works for a school principal who happens to be the husband of the gay activist teacher who appeared in a No on Question 1 commercial!
If this sort of thing can happen before homosexual marriage is even legalized, can you imagine what will happen once they have the law on their side? [emphasis added] The message is unmistakable: It's fine to speak out if you support gay marriage, but if you speak out against it, they will punish you. It's just the latest example that if Question 1 fails and homosexual marriage is legalized, those in power in Maine schools will push it on students just as they are trying to punish one of Maine's best educators for supporting traditional marriage.
It is outrageous what is happening to Don Mendell. Voters need to hear about it, but we are out of money. We need to raise $25,000 right away so that we can buy more air time and inform voters about what is going on.
Will you please help us one more time?
Our polling shows the race to be very tight and there is evidence that undecided voters are starting to move our way. However, Question 1 could go either way depending on who actually votes. We've emptied our bank account to fund our get-out-the-vote campaign and pay for our advertising. If we can raise just $25,000 more in the next 48 hours, we can help make sure those remaining undecided voters hear about what is happening to this courageous school counselor who supports Question 1.
I know you have already sacrificed to help us, but please make a last-minute contribution right now so that we can make sure that every undecided voter knows about the latest consequence if Question 1 were to fail.
Thank you for everything you have done. Please don't forget to vote Yes on Question 1 on Tuesday and call all your friends to do so as well. And if you have not signed up to be an Election Day volunteer, there is still time to do so! Please email doug@standformarriagemaine.com to sign up!
Marc Mutty Campaign Chairman
How do the numbers look?
In enjoy seeing these gay marriage initiatives fail, one after another. It’s like the turning of the leaves... One of my favorite parts of the Fall...
It depends on who you ask. But on balance, the Yes-on-1 supporters seem to have a slight edge.
Exactly. This is why the left is considered rabid. They're brains are diseased.
Political correctness was designed to stop all opposition to the liberal agenda.
Maine legislature has tried to strip away our freedom of religion.
Can’t see them trying to force any Clergy to perform Gay Weddings even should the ballot fail.
Then why do they so adamantly oppose such provisions protecting churches and clergy in their same-sex marriage legislation? The perversion advocates also loudly proclaim that school children won't be proselytized and then promptly subject them to such teaching.
It's a safe policy to not believe anything the perversion files promise.
They have been very vocal about leaving protections out of the bill.
And any such protective language is a ruse. The homophiles happily concede that Churches will not have to perform same-sex "marriages" when that is the very least that faith communities require. How dare they grant Christians the opt-out insult. We have the freedom not to recognize their perversion in all spheres of life, notwithstanding their filthy laws. It's called the First Amendment of the Constitution, an explicit enumeration of religious freedom against which their contrived "rights" pale in comparison.
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