• MARRIAGE ON TRIAL IN CALIFORNIA

The legal battle to determine the constitutionality of California’s definition of marriage – enacted via Prop 8 as being only between a man and a woman – will begin in a few short hours in a San Francisco federal courthouse.

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of this case to the future of marriage in America. Not only is the constitutionality of California’s Prop 8 at stake, but so are the marriage laws of 45 other states and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Our incredible legal team, led by Chuck Cooper and Andy Pugno and assisted by the Alliance Defense Fund, has worked tirelessly for months to prepare for this historic defense of marriage. As Andy Pugno recently said, this case has the potential to be the Roe v Wade for marriage. Most legal observers expect it will go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Please keep our Prop 8 attorneys, sponsors, consultants and supporters in your prayers as this trial unfolds. Ask God to impart His wisdom and strength as we undergo this trial. Many of us will be put on the stand and cross-examined by hostile attorneys bent on establishing that support for traditional marriage is akin to racial discrimination. Yet the institution of marriage has served society well throughout the history of our country, and never was considered a political issue until homosexual marriage activists decided to redefine it to suit their own interests.

Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III appreciates the importance of this battle and penned an op-ed just published in the New York Times. It’s an excellent piece that can be read it by clicking here.

In addition to your prayers, we ask again for a generous financial gift to allow us to continue our defense of marriage. This case has cost millions of dollars getting to trial, and will cost us millions more to win the final victory before the U.S. Supreme Court, for which we are all praying. We have no source of income other than the faithful contributions of you and other supporters. Please, make a contribution today.

We pledge to keep in constant communication with you throughout the trial. We will be sending updates and providing links to interesting and informative coverage and commentary. We also will maintain an active blog on protectmarriage.com as well as our social networking vehicles via Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.

Thank you for all your efforts to support Proposition 8 and the institution of marriage. Your prayers and support have sustained us and give us confidence that we will prevail in this historic battle.

Joining together in prayer,
Ron Prentice, Executive Director