Nation's eyes on state after Prop. 8 ruling

SFGate.com (San Francisco Chronicle)

Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer

Thursday, May 28, 2009

(05-27) 20:52 PDT -- California, a trendsetting state that has been at the center of the battle over same-sex marriage, is poised to be on the front lines of a ramped-up national tussle over the issue in the wake of the state Supreme Court's ruling Tuesday upholding Proposition 8.

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While the battle is now centered in California, she said, Tuesday's decision catapulted the issue to the national stage and again made it "part of the public dialogue. That's where the power is. It is a national issue."

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Philippians 4:4-7

  ⁴Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

 ⁵Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

 ⁶Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

 ⁷And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Matthew 5:1-19

 ¹And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

 ²And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

 ³Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

 ⁴Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

 ⁵Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

 ⁶Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

 ⁷Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

 ⁸Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

 ⁹Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

 ¹⁰Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

 ¹¹Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

 ¹²Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

 ¹³Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

 ¹⁴Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

 ¹⁵Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

 ¹⁶Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

 ¹⁷Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

 ¹⁸For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

 ¹⁹Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

 ¹Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

 ²For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

 ³Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

 ⁴Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

 ⁵Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

 ⁶And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

 ⁷Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

 ⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

 ⁹For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

 ¹⁰For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

 ¹¹But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

 ¹²The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

 ¹³The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

 ¹⁴The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

 ¹⁵Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

 ¹⁶A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

 ¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

 ¹⁸The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

 ¹⁹They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

 ²⁰But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

 ²¹The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

 ²²For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

 ²³The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

 ²⁴Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

 ²⁵I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

 ²⁶He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.