google takes stand against prop 8

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Registered: 08-24-2008
google takes stand against prop 8
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Sun, 09-28-2008 - 2:09am

Just a happy little moment :)


http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/our-position-on-californias-no-on-8.html


Our position on California's No on 8 campaign
9/26/2008 03:23:00 PM
As an Internet company, Google is an active participant in policy debates surrounding information access, technology and energy. Because our company has a great diversity of people and opinions -- Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals, all religions and no religion, straight and gay -- we do not generally take a position on issues outside of our field, especially not social issues. So when Proposition 8 appeared on the California ballot, it was an unlikely question for Google to take an official company position on.


However, while there are many objections to this proposition -- further government encroachment on personal lives, ambiguously written text -- it is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition on many of our employees that brings Google to publicly oppose Proposition 8. While we respect the strongly-held beliefs that people have on both sides of this argument, we see this fundamentally as an issue of equality. We hope that California voters will vote no on Proposition 8 -- we should not eliminate anyone's fundamental rights, whatever their sexuality, to marry the person they love.


Posted by Sergey Brin, Co-founder & President, Technology




 

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Registered: 09-25-2008
Mon, 09-29-2008 - 8:36am

What profound health risks are associated with gay marriage?


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Registered: 06-17-2008
Mon, 09-29-2008 - 8:42am

"I think some of incentive for the push for same sex marriage, is an attempt to neutralize Christianity, and emphasizes contempt and antagonism toward the Christian faith.

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. 

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Registered: 09-25-2008
Mon, 09-29-2008 - 9:12am

Do you think the hurricane hitting Canada is God's punishment for your legalization of gay marriage ;-)


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Registered: 02-15-2008
Mon, 09-29-2008 - 10:00am

Nonsense.

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Registered: 07-05-2006
Mon, 09-29-2008 - 10:07am

Ofcourse there are some Christians struggling with the sin homosexuality and lesbianism, as there Christians struggling with the sin of lying, adultery, stealing, etc.

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Registered: 09-25-2008
Mon, 09-29-2008 - 10:07am

I'm confused?

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Registered: 02-15-2008
Mon, 09-29-2008 - 10:28am

I'm confused?

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Mon, 09-29-2008 - 10:35am
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Registered: 07-05-2006
Mon, 09-29-2008 - 10:37am

You mean freedom 'from' religion, don't you, because that seems like what you've just described.


Even though this post wasn't directed at me, I will say yes, freedom from religion, if religion proposes to discriminate against people for the way God

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Mon, 09-29-2008 - 10:40am

Are you sure you want to start another dialogue today along these lines.

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