On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, two of my daughters and myself, went to the "Stand for Marriage" Rally that was held at the Utah State Capital Rotunda. It was so great!
I have been to a few, probably three, of these rallies before and they are always informative and really fun. I have always met dedicated, strong, articulate people when I go.
These are two of our daughters and myself, before the
rally, outside the Capital.
Every speaker was powerful and
said just what I needed to hear. They were saying what I believe, but they are
more articulate than I am. It was good to hear heart-felt passion and
conviction being expressed so well.
Representative LaVar
Christensen, Author of Utah's Marriage Amendment, was so good. I learned so
much about the legislative process from his talk. Senator Al Jackson, who
co-sponsored Utah's Religious Freedom Bill and his wife Juleen Jackson, Vice
President of the National Homemakers of America, also spoke. I was so impressed
with both of them. Juleen was great, in part, because she and Senator
Jackson have many children, as we do, and she talked to mothers and
grandmothers about what we can do to teach the rising generation. She showed
us a resource book that the "National Homemakers of America"
publishes. She said that it has wonderful stories and references that we can
use to teach our children and grandchildren about people that were courageous,
true, brave and real. People that our children probably aren't going to be
taught about if we don't teach them.
Jake Hunsaker from NBC's Sing
Off, performed for us and did a magnificent job, as he has done at these
rallies before.
Matt Walsh was the main speaker.
He is a pro-family blogger and is on the Blaze. He was clear, concise and to
the point. He was brave and honest about what Marriage is and what this fight
is really about. Even though the majority of the hundreds of people that were
in attendance were pro-marriage, there were very loud protesters also. He
didn't flinch in the face of the very loud booing. We were in the front, so I
didn't see what the protesters were doing as much as I could hear them. Matt
was unaffected by the disturbance.
Matt asked that we not call
marriage, "Traditional Marriage." It is just marriage. That is what
it has always been and that is what is will always be...the union of a man and
a woman. (I am paraphrasing here) Gay people can already live together in all
50 states. They can join a religious community that blesses their relationship
and work at a facility that offers them various joint benefits. They already
have those rights. There are people in every community that will be happy to
bake a wedding cake for Gay couples. There is no need to search out and destroy
those who would rather not.
Redefining marriage would hurt
children. That is one of the main reasons that I am so passionate about this
issue. Little Hero Hugs is about helping children and families. I make Hugs to
help children and families. Redefining marriage would eventually make null and
void, our traditional views on the family. This would leading to the
erosion of religious liberty. This issue is so extraordinarily important to the
future of America and really the world.
I believe that God instituted
marriage and we, as individuals and as a nation, need to humble ourselves and
go to Him for the guidance and for the help that we need to be strong and
decisive and courageous in doing what is right, in standing for truth!
As Matt said Tuesday night,
there are many who call themselves Conservatives and Republicans, who stand on
the sidelines, waving their white flags, yelling at those who are in the
throws of the battle, "give up", "don't make them mad at
us", "don't cause any trouble" and on and on. We not only are
fighting the left, but we are fighting many on the right. I have had people say
to me, "We just have to love everyone." We do love everyone. This is
not about not loving certain people. This is about keeping what God designed,
the family, the way He designed it. We are not stopping anyone from loving
anyone. We want everyone to love everyone, as a matter of fact! I am
saying let the institution of Marriage, be what it has been from the beginning
of time. Gay people may be united, just call that union something other than
marriage.
