First, Glory to God for the great victory in California to protect traditional marriage. 

The California Supreme Court justices ruled yesterday that Prop 8, an Amendment to California's Constitution defining marriage as between a man and a woman, will be upheld.  

Sadly, the Justices also ruled that the 18,000+ gay "marriages" that occurred between May 2008 and November 2008 will remain intact.  However, despite the fact that the Justices are recognizing these unions, it is a landmark victory for all people in the State of California, since the will of the voters was respected.  In a sense, it is a bigger victory for us as Christians because it speaks to the power of working together in prayer - through us God works miracles (yes, even to this day we see his miracles). 

So, why should you care whether Prop 8 stands or falls? 

First, California is considered a very liberal state, it has been looked at in the past as a "model" of progression.  Gay "marriage" proponents thought their victory was a sure one when they opposed Prop 8 last year.  Those of us working to protect traditional marriage were told we stood no chance, yet through faith and prayer we persevered and protected marriage. 

Prop 8 has now become the barrier preventing homosexual "marriage" in California.  

Some people wonder why they should care that homosexual couples want to get "married" - it doesn't affect anyone else, right?  Wrong. 

The truth is that when we, as a society, say that traditional marriage is on the same level as "gay" marriage, we are in essence telling future generations that  there is no value in a man and a woman getting married and raising children.  This is evidenced by the fact that only 30% of young Americans think marriage is instrumental to raising children.

The sad fact is that when children are raised outside of the ideal family structure (i.e. a dad, mom, children), the statistics are horrifying.  Children raised without both a mom and a dad are more likely to be involved in crime, more likely to end up in prison, more likely to end up getting pregnant as teens, more likely to commit suicide, etc.  We cannot have a healthy thriving society, without protecting the core of all societies: the family. 

When we accept other types of "marriage", we are depriving children today, and children of future generations, of the ideal place to grow up in.  The bottom line is that all children are born with a mother and a father (it takes a man and a woman to make a child, science has not changed that), and for 2 men to raise a child, or 2 women, it leads to depriving children of the best possible scenario to be raised in. 

We cannot have two definitions of marriage:  either it is a joining of a man and a woman to provide life, and the best scenario for children to thrive in, which sustains future generations, or it is just a contract between two 2 adults with no regard for how it affects children or future generations. 

Today two gay couples have challenged the upholding of Prop 8 at the Federal level.  Think about that...at the FEDERAL level.  Gay "marriage" proponents are not satisfied and do not feel bound by the will of voters, instead they want to force their agenda on everyone.  They use banners of tolerance and "rights", when in reality they have no respect for true rights (as in the right of the people to vote on issues that affect their lives). 

We are in defining times, it is a time when we either stand for what is true and good for families and children, or we let ourselves be swayed by PC slogans and hateful attacks. 

Prop 8 affects you, me, our neighbors, our churches, our schools, our cities, our State, our Nation and the World.  It is naive to think otherwise.  If as Christians we do not stand up for the gift God gave us in marriage now, then when?