Atheists United notes with regret California Supreme Court's "compromise" decision upholding Proposition 8 and thus requiring the state to use a religious definition of marriage, which has no place in civil law.

"Although we are happy for the couples whose marriages are allowed to stand, we do not believe that forcing government to use outdated religious concepts in its civil law is a matter of compromise," said Communications Director Brian Parra.

In light of the recent and rapid change of public opinion, the group anticipates a new initiative to permit same-sex marriage, and promises it will continue to support the rights of all Californians and the responsibility of the state to be truly religion neutral.
Noting that some religious people were frightened into voting for Proposition 8 by a warning that churches would have to perform weddings for same-sex couples, the group's president Bobbie Kirkhart said, "We believe in freedom of conscience, and I pledge that if that were ever to happen, atheists would defend the rights of the church." She noted that if the church were required to follow state law in such matters, Catholic priests would long ago have been forced to marry divorced couples.

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Movement for a Reformed Christianity
written by Jairo Mejia, July 29, 2009

Atheists and Gnostics are right in most of their thinking

It has been common among religious believers to look with misgiving to atheists and Gnostics, and to think that they are mistaken; however, in many instances the opposite is the truth; some religious beliefs are not just irrelevant, but baseless. The “God” of main line traditions simply does not exist. I accepted the challenge of finding the One who may be recognized even by Gnostics and atheists: the Existence itself, “All-That-Is.” If something is there, that is God. Look at the book “Christianity Reformed From ist Roots - A life centered in God” (Amazon.com). I am confident that some of your friends will be relieved of the illusion, as I did myself.

Jairo Mejia, M. Psych., Santa Clara University
Retired Episcopal Priest
Carmel Valley, California

http://www.mbay.net/~jmejia/Grudzen.htm
http://www.mbay.net/~jmejia/Churcher.htm

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