ONN: Support for traditional marriage pulls ahead in polls

October 12, 2008 by Patrick Burwell
Filed under Alerts!, NEWS

Support for traditional marriage pulls ahead in polls

Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow – 10/10/2008 9:00:00 AM

Proposition 8 on the California ballot, which would negate a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing homosexual “marriage,” appears to be gaining strength.

Previous polls have shown the traditional marriage supporters trailing, but a new one by a San Francisco CBS television station shows Prop. 8 is ahead 47 to 42 percent. “Ten percent are still undecided. It means it’s still a close race, but the shift still seems to be taking place,” says Randy Thomasson of SaveCalifornia.com.

The pro-family activist believes success will depend on two factors — encouraging people to vote, and getting Christians to vote according to the Bible. Thomasson is hopeful pastors will take an active role as the election nears.

“They’ve got to be men of God who are bold and courageous and say, ‘God says marriage is only for a man and woman,’” he adds. “We all must be Christians, not just people who say they’re Christians and do not follow Christ in this matter.”

Thomasson attributes the new poll results in part to a new television commercial that does an effective job of selling the traditional view of marriage as well as the homosexual activists imposing acceptance of their lifestyle on everyone else.