California, I'd like to have a word with you.
We pride ourselves in being one of the most liberal, progressive states in the US. The Golden State, full of new ideas, new talent and notoriously new money. Our abundance of fair weather days gives us reason to live up to our sunny, happy-go-lucky reputation.
And still, photos like these appear in the news. The first is representative of Prop 8 supporters in Los Angeles in the ongoing battle over same-sex marriage. The second is from an article in the New York Times this past weekend (recommended read). It shows residents in Temecula, CA protesting a mosque's proposed worship center.
I try to avoid talking politics on this blog, but COME ON. California, you of all states should recognize this as a civil rights and freedom of religion issue, respectively. The fact that Iowa legalized same-sex marriage more than a year ago, while you have just recently overturned a ban is just shameful. How can you expect to continue to be seen as the forward-thinking, "what's next" state when you can't even ensure basic rights for all your citizens?
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