Conservatism – Down. Religiosity – Down. Liberalism – Up.

A new Prop 8 voter demographic study released Tuesday shows what has become glaringly obvious to most – a movement away from religion and conservatism. First comes the great news that religious and conservative values held the day against moral relativism this last November:

“The study found that more than 70 percent of voters who were Republican, identified themselves as conservative, or who attended religious services at least once a week supported Prop. 8. Conversely, 70 percent or more of voters who were Democrat, identified themselves as liberal, or who rarely attended religious services opposed the measure. More than two-thirds of voters 65 and older supported Prop. 8, while majorities younger than 65 opposed it.

Even personal relationships with lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people paled in comparison to these factors, said study co-author Kenneth Sherrill, a political-science professor at Hunter College in New York City. Although two-thirds of California conservatives said they know or are related to LGBT people, four of five conservatives supported Prop. 8.”

Yes, America, there are still good, God-fearing people who are not willing to place their trust in man over God. However, the study then shows a steady abandonment of traditional values. Says Sherrill, “support for marriage equality in California has increased by about 1 percent per year since 2000.”

"At least in terms of marriage equality, opposition to our rights isn't personal, it's ideological and partisan," Sherrill told reporters on a conference call Tuesday, adding that while Democrats, Asian-Americans and people younger than 30 have moved significantly toward supporting same-sex marriage since the issue was on the ballot in 2000, there remains "hard-core, seemingly implacable opposition among Republicans and conservatives."

And with the knowledge of the source for their disappointment, you can bet LGBT forces are reanalyzing, regrouping, and readying themselves for a full, infiltrative assault on the conservative, religious right.

“Jaime Grant, director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute, called it "a wake-up call to the LGBT community on a couple of fronts" — first and foremost, that same-sex marriage supporters must do more outreach to the faith-based community, probably via LGBT people already active within faiths. Organizing within mainstream religious denominations will be crucial in order to make serious inroads, she said.

The Rev. Mark Wilson, of Oakland, former pastor of Berkeley's McGee Avenue Baptist Church and now outreach coordinator for the African-American activist group And Marriage for All, agreed it's time to "redouble our work with people of faith."

That means convincing people that supporting marriage equality is not at odds with their religious framework, and that to do otherwise conflicts with their faiths' concepts of freedom and justice, he said. It would mean building long-term relationships between African-American churches and the LGBT community, he added.”

So while the forces of moral relativism and family degeneration redouble their efforts toward people of faith; rewriting Bibles and attempting to convince us that “supporting marriage equality is not at odds with [our] religious framework,” let us people of faith redouble that blessed faith and knowledge that marriage between a man and a woman is as God (not our “religious framework”) created and intended for the beautiful and natural blessing of balance in human relationships and procreation. Religion is the organized expression of our commitment to a loving God, but it is God Himself who creates the boundaries in which we live and operate upon this earth. Gay “rights” activists would love for society to forget God completely and hone in on the men leading churches as the “purveyors of so-called injustice” and the members as the “purveyors’ minions.” What they fail to see, as they live so far removed from God’s commandments, is that many of us “religious conservatives” have strong personal testimonies, independent of the guidance offered by our religious leaders, of the existence of God and His commandments, and the value of self-control and temperance. It will take more than befriending, as this study has already shown, to encourage people to turn their backs on God and embrace degeneration. Love is always imperative, even while acceptance is not encouraged. The two are not mutually exclusive. So, dear friends, for our children, for our society, for our marriages and families, let us remain that “hard-core, seemingly implacable opposition.” Let us endeavor to stay close to God and shun those things that would repulse His tender spirit, leaving us exposed to the cunning, scheming wiles of man. We can make a difference. We can. I truly believe that. We just have to redouble our efforts even while the opposition redoubles theirs.

Yours in mutual faith,
~Pearl



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