[Lurking Libertarian]

There have been a lot of threads on the Prop. 8 briefing, but I don't think this one has been posted yet.

[Linda Frances]

Marriage is a religious institution and did not orginated by the government. The first recorded marriage was in the bible. Gay don’t want civil unions or legal rights to protect themselves, that would be easy to do. They hate that all major religions (God) say homosexuality is wrong and harmful. They want to force Christians to not just accept their behavior, but say that God is wrong. They want to force their beliefs on everyone and especially children. Mark my words pastors, priest, rabbis will be sued or worse, florist, bakeries, photographers.....if they don’t “validate” there lifestyle by working the wedding. Today it’s gay marriage tomorrow ??? I’d question why so many people are trying to lower the age of consent for children. Parents today who think they are being fair may one day understand its not about equality. It’s about rejecting God.

[MARTIAL MONK]

Can I send the Supreme Court my briefs? Skidmarks and all.

[usconservative]

On Thursday, dozens of American corporations, including Apple, Alcoa, Facebook, eBay, Intel, and Morgan Stanley will submit an amicus brief in the landmark Hollingsworth v. Perry case broadly arguing to the U.S. Supreme Court that laws banning same-sex marriages, like California's ballot initiative Proposition 8, are unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses

I for one would like to commend Apple, Alcoa, Facebook, eBay, Intel, Morgan Stanley and anyone else who would come forward in support of "gay marriage."

I would much rather have these companies come out of the closet --- so to speak --- so that I know who to stop buying goods and services from and direct my dollars towards companies that support my values.

So Intel, my next computer will have an AMD Processor in it. eBay, well I stopped buying anything off eBay several years ago. Facebook can always KMA and fortunately for me, I closed any Morgan Stanley investment accounts I had long ago, 1999 IIRC.

As for Apple, well let's just say my last iPad purchase (last year) was my LAST purchase from Apple.

I like to call it "Informed Capitalism." And that's as it should be. Let's have all these homosexual, sodomy loving companies come out of the closet so we know who they are and stop supporting them. It's that simple.

And trust me on this: Average, every day Americans DO pay attention to the companies that work against their own personal interests and do NOT buy from them. That again, is as it should be.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

I intend to boycott each of these companies. However, I will have to look into what sort of penalty I will need to pay to get out of my Verizon cell phone contract early. At the very lease I will not engage in new business or extend existing business with any company which decides to support this cultural decay.

[olezip]

...laws banning same-sex marriages, like California's ballot initiative Proposition 8, are unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses.

Those who support same sex marriage are placing perversion above protecting the health and safety of their customers, by supporting risky and unnatural behavior.

Men and women are NOT interchangeable. The basis of the equal protection clause, is that men and women are interchangeable at will. However, this is not so, natural law prevails. The misguided companies are supporting a popular culture that is transient and suicidal.

Have these corporations considered facts such as: persons with homosexuality are significantly more likely to have psychological disorders, substance abuse problems, suicidal ideation, and to have been victims of childhood sexual abuse and violence. The relationships of men attracted to men are more likely to be short-lived and are almost never faithful over time. The HIV/AIDS epidemic among men who have sex with men continues unabated and has been linked to substance abuse and sexual addiction. Men who have sex with men are also 44 times more likely to be HIV positive, and far more likely to be inflected with other sexually transmitted diseases.

Do these corrupt companies support perversion within? Why are they compromising the mental and physical health of their employees and the people they serve, for a transient popular culture?

[HurriKane]

Reminds me of this, Phillipians 3:19, from my Lenten readings: “their god is their belly and they glory in their shame.”

[Road Glide]

“Dozens of big U.S. companies to back gay marriage”

I guess they all want to share the business success from such policies that J.C. Penney is currently enjoying….

[Hilda]

This is NOT RIGHT. It’s impossible to even BOYCOTT all of these - there’s too many and they’re too big. And you know what that means? It means we no longer have a free market. Companies have reached a size where we have NO CHOICE but to give them our money, even if we hate them. And that is NOT RIGHT, and it’s NOT CAPITALISM.

[noinfringers2]

I believe a competent lawyer can argue/make the case that ‘fair and equal treatment’ does not/is not a guarantee that any persons can set up their own social/ethical mores that disturb/violate the lawfully adopted mores of the general public. I think about actions such as bigamy that are still unlawful. That all these money making corporations would cater to a specific group of persons to undue the expressed desire of most people of a state goes to show how and why the USA is in ethical difficulties from Obama and Roberts and Congress on down. I believe Sodom and Gamora were real situations in history.

[TArcher]

Corporatism is more profitable with disposable worker-bees.

Only the Royal Elites should be allowed the luxury of raising heirs.

[GirlShortstop]

It's all about money:  with a demographic that is educated and has cash is where the companies wanna be...   It's time that decent people vote with their wallet and make the point known:  marriage is intended for a man and a woman!

[BuckeyeTexan]

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[EternalVigilance]

A critical part of the American Revolution was the Homespun campaign. British goods were completely boycotted.

We can do it again.