Janice Tarlecki

The Advocate

“Hey daddy, how come I have two dads and no mommy?” “Why does Sally have two mommies, and no dad?” “Can you and Uncle Frank make a baby brother for me?” “Can you nurse a baby with your breasts, Dad?” “When God took the rib out of Adam, to create Eve, did He ask Adam if he would prefer a woman or a man?” “Did God ask Eve if she would prefer another woman?” “If same-sex marriage is ok, why did God destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?”

Are these seriously the kind of questions that a child should have to ask and the type of parental guidance this nation should encourage? We are at a crossroads of integrity, sanctity and value of the sacred marriage covenant, within our local, state and national governments. The fact that a few deceitful, underhanded state officials took it upon themselves to secretly issue legislation allowing same-sex marriages in Oregon in recent months shows the kind of distorted value system surrounding this issue.

“Right now, the courts are determined to re-define marriage, and recast it in their own image. Our own Supreme Court is arrogant enough to believe they can override the will of the people, and on this one we need to stand firm and say 'No'!” said James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family.

I’m very concerned. What happened to “of the people, for the people, by the people?”

If Measure 36 is defeated and the Supreme Court misinterprets the Constitution, I believe, along with millions of others, there will be a social revolution that this country has not seen. The millions I speak of have gathered in different states, at huge rallies, to show their support of the sanctity of marriage.

I have been married for over 27 years, to my husband, and know the value of the marriage covenant between one man and one woman. Having raised two beautiful, intelligent, and highly moral daughters in today’s society would have been much more difficult without such structure.

Gay marriage and civil union laws are not compassionate, nor are they an advance in tolerance. Rather, they are a declaration of indifference over the tragic results of homosexuality and a direct threat to marriage and the well being of children,” said Robert H. Knight, writer for Christian Women for America.

The homosexual lifestyle is not the issue at hand. The fact that they are forcing their beliefs, and their desire for financial support of dysfunctional lifestyles, by attempting to destroy the integrity and value system of marriage, is the concern.
Nothing says they can’t live in their own union, but, not under the same traditional, valuable structure of marriage between one man and one woman.
This is simply a ploy to try to further break down the morality of the State of Oregon, and the United States of America. Please vote yes on 36. Please, carefully consider the future of this great state, and nation, and the next generation of children that we will raise under the sanctity of marriage: “One man and one woman.”

Vote yes on your children’s future and your morality.

Vote yes on 36.