Full page ad encourages civility

I have made a concerted effort to not post about Proposition 8 since it passed in California. It is such a divisive issue. I have some strong beliefs but to me the timing of putting them out on the Internet was not good. I think many Texans would agree that if a hornet's nest falls from a tree it is not wise to kick the nest.

This post is about post Prop. 8 activity. I found this article enlightening. It's about a full page ad taken out in the New York Times.

Here's the first few paragraphs:

Declaring "no mob veto," a full-page ad in the New York Times on Friday denounced the "violence and intimidation" directed at members of the LDS Church who supported California's ban on gay marriage.

"When thugs ... terrorize any place of worship, especially those of a religious minority, responsible voices need to speak clearly: Religious wars are wrong; they are also dangerous," reads the advertisement paid for by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, based in Washington, D.C.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has come under fire from gay rights activists across the country since coming out in support of California's Proposition 8, an amendment to the state's constitution that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

In a statement Friday, church officials expressed gratitude to the dozen civil rights and religious leaders, ranging from Catholic to evangelical Christian to Orthodox Jew, who attached their names to the advertisement.