Proposition 8 Resources
Differences between Adventists for and against Prop 8
- Chart of Differences between Adventists for and against Prop 8. What are the essential differences between how Adventists view Proposition 8? (PDF - 41 KB)
Official Statements by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Belief number 23: Marriage and the Family
- Seventh-day Adventist Response to Same-Sex Unions--A Reaffirmation of Christian Marriage (March 9, 2004)
- Seventh-day Adventist Position Statement on Homosexuality (Oct. 3, 1999)
Church State Council's Articles on Proposition 8
- The Implications of Same Sex Marriage (By Alan J. Reinach, Esq., Pacific Union Recorder, Oct. 2008)
- Why Promote Marriage? (By Alan J. Reinach, Esq., Pacific Union Recorder, Oct. 2008)
- Same Sex Marriage Challenges Religious Liberty (By Alan J. Reinach, Esq., Pacific Union Recorder, July 2008)
- Fact Checking AAP8's "Fact Checking" (PDF document - 54 KB) (By Alan J. Reinach, Esq.)
- Same-sex Marriage, Censorship and the Separation of Church and State (Word 2003 document - 41 KB)
Other Material on Proposition 8, Religious Liberty & Same-sex Marriage Issues
- Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: Emerging Conflicts (Paperback) (Book by Douglas Laycock (Editor), Jr. Anthony Picarello (Editor), Robin Fretwell Wilson (Editor))
- Will gay rights trample religious freedom? (June 17, 2008 - Opinion piece by Marc D. Stern who is general counsel of the American Jewish Congress and a contributor to a forthcoming book, "Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty.")
- First Graders Taken to San Francisco City Hall For Gay Wedding (October 11, 2008 - News story)
- ProtectMarriage.com's Myths & Facts document (PDF - 67 KB)
- WHY ATTITUDES ARE CHANGING — Part 1 (By Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, Ph.D., Director, Public Campus Ministries, Michigan Seventh-day Adventist Conference)
- WHY ATTITUDES ARE CHANGING — Part 2 (By Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, Ph.D., Director, Public Campus Ministries, Michigan Seventh-day Adventist Conference)
- Christian photographers fined for refusing same-sex ceremony (State of New Mexico hits couple with $6,600 penalty for violating anti-discrimination law)
Proposition 8 Sermon Resources
- Protecting Marriage PowerPoint for sermon (PPT - 11.3 MB)
- Protecting Marriage Sermon Outline (PDF - 936 KB)
Proposition 8 Bulletin Inserts (English & Spanish)
- 8.5 x 11 (2 inserts per page) English Bulletin Insert by the Church State Council of Seventh-day Adventists (PDF - 21 KB)
- 8.5 x 11 (2 inserts per page) English Bulletin Insert by Adventists For Prop 8 (PDF - 167 KB)
- 8.5 x 11 (2 inserts per page) Spanish Bulletin Insert by Adventists For Prop 8 (PDF - 165 KB)
- 11 x 17 English Sign promoting Prop 8 and this website (PDF - 142 KB)
FAQ's on Proposition 8
- Adventists For Proposition 8's Frequently Asked Questions
- ProtectMarriage.com's FAQ on Prop 8 (PDF - 77 KB)
More Online Resources
- ProtectMarriage.com's resources web page
- What is Prop 8? - Articles, Research, and Viewpoints about Proposition 8
- Youth website on Prop 8 - iprotectmarriage.com
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Endorsements
(Alphabetical Order)
David C. Asscherick
Speaker / Founder, ARISE
Doug Batchelor
President, Amazing Facts Ministries
Stephen Bohr
Speaker / Director, Secrets Unsealed & Pastor, Fresno Central SDA Church
Bruce N. Cameron, J.D.
Reed Larson Professor of Labor Law,
Regent University School of Law
Regent University School of Law
Ron Clouzet, M.Div., D.Min.
Secretary of the SDA church's North American Division (NAD) Ministerial Association,
Director of NAD Evangelism Institute (NADEI) and professor of Christian Ministry
and Pastoral Theology at Andrews University
Herbert E. Douglass, Th.D.
Theologian & Best selling Adventist author
Mark Ferrell
Senior Pastor, San Francisco Central SDA Church
Roy Gane, Ph.D.
Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Languages in the Old Testament Department & Director of the Ph.D./Th.D. and M.Th. Programs at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University
Jim Gilley
President, 3ABN
Vaughn James, M.Div., M.B.A., J.D.
Professor of Law
Gregory A. King, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Religion & Professor of Biblical Studies, Southern Adventist University
John Lomacang
Pastor, Thompsonville, IL SDA Church
Dr. Nicholas Miller
Director, Andrews University International Religious Liberty Institute & Associate Prof. Church History
Neil Nedley, M.D.
President, Weimar Institute & International best selling author
Jerry N. Page
President, Central California Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventists
Jean Ross
Pastor, Granite Bay SDA Church
Harold White
Pastor, Sacramento Central SDA Church
Steve Wohlberg
Speaker / Director, White Horse Media
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