Prop 8

Proposition 8 was voted on by the people of California (of which I now belong) to define marriage as between one man and one woman. Since the passing, the homosexual lobby has come out in protest against the LDS Church and one small independent black church.
My argument is basically this: why is it ok to say you can't force your beliefs on someone else when the other side is trying to do the exact same thing?
The Mormon church and other organizations would be forced into providing services to a group that they believe is not spiritually, religiously, whatever word you want to use-ly correct. So by allowing gay marriage you would force many faith based organizations and churches to provide things such as adoptions to a group they don't believe should have access to their resources. Now, churches are private organizations and can "discriminate" as proven by the Supreme Courts backing of the Boy Scouts of America against allowing gay leaders. But by striking down Prop 8 these churches would be legally forced into providing resources. Want to take choice away? That is a good start... don't let churches believe what they believe.
So the gay community feels it is wrong to discriminate against them because they should have the same rights as everyone else.
OK, I see their point that they should have the same legal rights, which is why there are civil unions. But one argument is that civil unions don't provide certain rights like filing a joint tax return (I don't believe this is accurate, but ok) or hospital access to life-partners. The point is that if civil unions don't give homosexuals the rights they feel they deserve it is a LEGISLATIVE MATTER.
The courts have gone against the voting public of California twice. So a few people in robes decided (read: made law) that the only way the voices of the people of California were to be heard was to make a Constitutional change. This is what Prop 8 did. It is change in the Constitution of California to define marriage.
Another issue is the money that came into the state regarding Prop 8. Someone railed on Facebook that it was wrong for the Mormons to get involved because they aren't in California (they were referring to Church HQ and influence.) The problem with this argument is that Prop 8 opponents also received funds from across America.
Let's not be naive, this was a vote in California, but it is generally recognized that as California goes, so goes America. So if the thought was gay marriage being legal in California could lead to gay marriage across America, it seems a fair argument that this wasn't really just a California issue.
I have a problem with the hypocrisies of the opponents of Prop 8. I don't deny homosexuals should have rights. I just think marriage should be between a man and a woman. But civil unions are legislative so go picket Sacramento, not the LDS Temple.