Top 10 Signs from Chicago's Proposition 8 Protest

This is just disturbing and sad that these people are using children who don't know any better to protest something like this. I whole heartedly support Proposition 8....and honestly think it is so sad and pathetic that prop 8 opposers are saying that the passing of it was based on discrimination and hate, while they are protesting in front of religious buildings where people worship, burning scriptures in front of places of worships and attacking churches for standing up for what they believe in....sad and pathetic.

I agree wholeheartedly with the above comment. Where are our priorities indeed??? Have people taken leave of their senses?

I've had many discussions on this issue with both my straight and gay friends and I just can't help but to keep coming back to the same conclusion. Gay marriage should be legal if the majority of (gay and straight) people living in a certain state agree it should be legal. No minority group ever received any rights without the majority group agreeing with them. It has been that way for centuries and it must continue to be that way. Otherwise what you want is for an angry vocal minority to overthrow the majority. That's called revolution and if you believe in this method of getting what you want, you should try living in China.

I also cannot bring myself to agree that opposition to gay marriage is tantamount to the same kind of bigotry that is suffered by blacks, Jews, Hispanics, even women. I'm sorry, it's just not the same. But even if it was, every one of those groups (and others) had to fight long, arduous battles to get the rights they felt they were entitled to. No one just gave them the rights they wanted, no questions asked.

Personally, I don't think I would support a U.S. Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage. If a Proposition like Prop 8 was put on the ballot in my state, Illinois, I'm not sure how I would vote. But what I AM sure of is the constitutional right of those that voted against it. Here we have a situation where people legally, peacefully put a measure on the ballot and it was voted on. That the vote didn't go the way some of you wanted is regrettable. But you will live to fight another day. Our system of government allows for the opportunity to change our laws. It just takes time and it takes the support of the MANY, not the FEW.

Like the previous poster said, I urge you to gain a little bit of perspective. There are SO MANY serious local and national problems that we face as a nation, to say nothing of the overseas issues. And this is what turns out a crowd? I guess these are the Obama faithful who suddenly feel they have nothing more to agitate against in the wake of the election.

Well, I've got some suggestions for you. Volunteer your time at a local shelter, soup kitchen, church, synagogue or community center. Tutor a child who goes to a failing school. Teach an illiterate adult to read. Donate your nice clothes to impoverished people who need them for a job interview. Get involved in your community's political process by going to any open meetings. Get to know your elected officials. Keep track of legislation in your state capital that affects your daily life tremendously, much more than what happens at the federal level. Find out what non-profits are in your area and see if they need any skilled volunteers in the areas of marketing, fund-raising, etc. CHANGE STARTS LOCALLY.