Comments about ‘Institute goes to bat for marriage’

Paul Mero shows his complete lack of integrity when he makes statements like Responsible citizens have a choice to make. Either we will discern law and policy using reason and truth or we will decide our future based on emotion and irrationality." The truth seems to be very relative to Mero and based solely on his own prejudices since the scientific evidence suggest that there is no reason to outlaw gay marriage or families. Every major scientific field that deals with human behavior and society have come to the same overwhelming conclusion that there is no harm to children or society. The American Psychological society, the American Pediatric society and the nation Association of Social Work have all drawn this same conclusion based on the research. Mero can rap himself in what ever false doctrine he wants to try to keep himself warm but the evidence just does not support his claims.

Sad. In every sense of the word.

I happy that the Sutherland Institute is using their resources to defend marriage as between a man and a woman.

I think it would be nice if these organizations spend time, money, and effort dealing with real problems instead of trying to use the laws of the land to enforce their personal beliefs. To do so crosses a fundamental line in this country, a country that has far greater problems right now.

It's great that more people are beginning to speak out against the plans of sexual deviants.

The Sutherland Institute is immoral.

I agree with everything in this article. I loved the quote about "Defending marriage is an act of love for our children and children's children."

Where is the love? This just sounds like fear and intolerance. Our world has a long history of using fear to whip up the troops and attack people who are different.

The anti-gay groups in California, here and in so many places continue to use false claims and bold face lies to pit one human being against another. Who would want anything to do with these faiths? The light they shine on a hill is dark and lacks any appeal.

Having just returned from out of state, it was such a nice break to get away from this daily animosity between citizens.

Utahns will never be able to come together. They can't even agree that workers shouldn't loose their jobs or be kicked out of their homes for being gay. If Utah is that intolerant on the most basic of human rights, how can we ever find any common ground on any issues?

Interesting that Conservatives who preach that they believe in "Live and Let Live" principles, who don't want government to interfer in individuals lives are so intent on defining what people should do in their bedrooms. They claim that liberty will be lost if gays have equal rights. I'm amazed at how fear works to get people involved in taking away freedom and rights.

If marriage is redefined, everyone will be required to accept it. Churches will no longer be allowed to say it is against God's laws; individuals will not be allowed to refer to some other profesessional those who's life styles aren't in keeping with their moral values, as happened when the photographer who didn't want to photograph the wedding of a lesbian couple. He was sued, as was a doctor who didn't want to perform invitro for a lesbian couple. Forced acceptance is what is wanted, not just marriage!

People want to pick at the gays for destroying traditional marriage, folks I hate to break it to you, but it is the participants of traditional marriage that are breaking it, causing it to continue its downward slop. Why are divorce rates so high? Why are you not support marriage councelors to ensure your traditional marriages stay in-tact? Because you don't care. The downfall of traditional marriage is not those who are unable to have it, it's those who can have it and are destroying it. Heterosexual couples world-wide are ceasing to be married. Millions live in civil unions, why are you not protesting them? THEY can get married, help THEM SAVE your traditional marriage, if you want to save your families and your traditional marriage, look no further than your own home. Stop the hate. Save your own life, because gays aren't the reason your marriage is falling apart, its completely and utterly your own. I see no one fighting to help any married couple stay together, "just get a divorce son, plenty of fish in the sea" you think thats helpful to families? Abandoning your partner is not the answer.

Good for you. My family and I are so grateful for others who stand up for marriage as God intended it to be. There are so many who feel as we do, but the few for same sex marriage are making their voices heard, and we as "traditionalists" must stand and be counted and must fight as hard to have our voices heard as the gays do theirs.

Gays and anti-mormons are funny because they love living in heavenly Utah, with its low crime, friendly folks, #1 healthy ranking, etc -which BTW is due 100% to the moral code of the predominant religion, and yet they bash and bash against it. If we LDS people are so intolerant and mean, please move somewhere else. Oh you don't want to? Then shoosh your pie-holes.

I find it very sad that the world's moral character has come to this. We fought hard and won in California, and this sickness called same sex marriage continues it's onslaught of our nation. Why is it percieved to be intolerant when one stands for moral goodness? Why does it have to be "in your face"? We fight for moral goodness, and protect marriage for a reason, that reason is basic to the building of society. All other forms muddy the water and dilute those things that are precious and sacred. Same sex marriage is in the same category as pedophilia, abuse, sex addiction, and infedility. It's clear. So, fight on we must, and fight on we will. It is going to take all we can muster to keep the fanatics at bay.

If you don't like what is happening in Utah please just leave the state and stop complaining. Marriage is and will always be between a man and a woman. You stand for what you believe in and we do the same. So, don't try to tell us we are intolerant when you are just as intolerant of the predominant religion in the area. Please, just move to Massachusetts or something.

I'll never understand a church that went through so much, who was discriminated for years, tortured, killed, and completely ridiculed for their choice of religion and beliefs and lifestyle could ever throw that back onto any other race, person, religion, entity.

You guys are so much better than this, it is such a let down to see such hate go on. Whether you believe don't believe in the LDS Church, want or don't want rights for gays, the truth is, we are here, we are all on this planet. The anger and pain on this subject on all sides is so sad.

When it comes to it, marriage and family isn't defined by the government, it isn't valid by a piece of a paper, its what you make it and create it. If you love someone, no matter who they are, that love is real, and it exists, and you can't take that away. If you love a religion and believe in it, no one can take that from you as well.

Maybe we should all drop the labels, and just see each other as humans.

The sun rises in the East.
The sky is blue.
Good is good and evil is evil.

Why does the GLTB community think that those who espouse something virtous, but at odds with their stand - then that is wrong, hateful, mean spirited? When it isn't.

Remember, the sky is blue, and no matter what someone says, it isn't changing.

Brainwashed hate mongers. But, thank you for existing, you definately make me and my family better people... at least compared to you.

Years ago I had two of my brother-in-laws young boys living in my home...about age 7. One always played with my daughters toys and liked to do his hair. Today he is an active gay. In my opinion he has always been gay. I am active in the music world with gay folks. Have no problem with them. My concern is deception in the 'active' gay community. They say they only want equality...they're not equal. A man is not a woman and the relationship is not the same. Twenty years ago a full page news article about gays said "we only want equality, we don't want your kids." Apparently that view has changed. I believe they actively recruit by the things they do in the schools. This is a power struggle. They are a minority and they want power. An erratic bunch of people who don't mind using any means to get their goals accomplished including lying. Jane can't have two mommies...that's a lie. Only one mommy. Man marrying a woman is equal to man marrying man... another lie...not equal. Math doesn't make sense.

"When it comes to it, marriage and family isn't defined by the government, it isn't valid by a piece of a paper, its what you make it and create it."

Actually this is quite interesting, because Mormons were once persecuted when they tried to redefine themselves "marriage" and "family" when they were trying to live their obscene idea of Zion: a communist polygamist utopia. Thank God the government intervened and regulated the REAL THREAT TO TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE AND FAMILY: POLYGAMY. Since it was a manipulative scheme that destroyed many happy marriages (including that of Joseph Smith Jr). Whereas in reality, same sex marriages don't have any effect on people who choose traditional marriage anyway.

The fact that now they redefine themselves as "protectors of traditional marriage" is ridiculous and hypocritical. But I agree they have the right to express their vile views.

They have always been an unchristian and hateful people (racist priesthood ban, etc). And since their major curse is the belief that they are always right, their progress is pretty much damned.