Why do some people blame the church for Proposition 8 passing?

Sorry, but I disagree. Anyone who thinks that gays are evil and going to hell and are sinners has stupid beliefs. Anyone who believes such rubbish is not a good person and they are the ones who are evil. It is the year 2008, humans should be evolving, not going back to cavemanish ways. We are all people and if two women or two men want to fall in love, there is nothing wrong with that. There are too many other bad things going on this world like war, crime, poverty, and a crashing economy to be worrying about who wants to get married and shouldn't be allowed to do so. People have to grow up and take care of themselves and worry about things are actually worth worrying about. People have to start focusing on the things that matter and start changing the world or this world is going to fall apart. Worrying about gays getting married is not doing this planet any favors. It's just humans look even more stupider than they have been since they have been on this planet. And yes, because corruption prevails on this planet, is is possible that the church could tamper with ballots. They have done worse in the past. How about picking up for priests that molest young boys? How about hording money when poverty is killing millions worldwide? How about building huge temples that cost millions while children starve? The list goes on and on. Religion may have been started with good intentions, but over time it has become just as corrupt as any mafia family!

You are making some ridiculous claims here. First of all, churches do not hoard money, and they couldn't if they wanted to. Their status as tax exempt institutions is dependent on them being non-profit organizations, and non-profit organizations they are, for the most part. Of course there are exceptions. Secondly, Christians are just humans, like everyone else, and their are some messed up people who claim to be Christian just like there are messed up people who are not Christian. Molestation is not a depravity exclusive to priests, and you should know that the church at large is outraged and disgusted that there are people who do such things. Thirdly, churches are some of the most charitable organizations in this country. If you lived down south you would know that after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Ike it was the churches that went in and picked up the pieces, gave food and shelter to the displaced, and helped people rebuild their lives. Right now my church is housing groups from other churches all over the United States that have come to my area to help with Ike cleanup. It has been months since the hurricane, and groups are still being put on the waiting list to come help us out. It angers and appalls me that you would only list the few and far-between bad things that have happened within churches and ignore all the good that churches do in this country. Of course, it is the few bad things that stand out and not the mountain of good that is more common, because no one wants to hear about the good things. Good things are boring. Good things don't create scandal.

The church could not tamper with 500,000 ballots without getting caught for it, first of all. Secondly, I do not think it is fair to call a belief "stupid", because I guarantee there is someone out there who thinks your beliefs are stupid as well. Beliefs are values, and values tend to be different with every person. Just because someone believes something different than you does not mean they are evil.

Plus many states had there own version of this and in every state it passed, Arizona voted to make a constitutional amendment in their states constitution protecting marriage.

Do you really think that a few influential people getting money could cause 500,000 more people to vote for it than against it? The campaign AGAINST Prop 8 actually raised almost 2 million dollars more than the campaign for it, so if money was really that important, then it would easily have been defeated. Plus, that sounds like hearsay to me.

This is exactly my point. Some people seem to think that any one who is against gay marriage must be religious, and therefore they blame the church for the fact that Prop 8 passed. They fail to realize that maybe some people just thought it was a bad idea for reasons that have nothing to do with religion.

Many gay people also voted for the measure.

Hmm. I hadn't heard about that story before. I did know there was a parental rights issue involved with it though. Isn't it possible that there could have been a legitimate argument there though, and not just a religious or conservative attempt to pull the wool over people's eyes? Apparently a lot of people really believed in their reasoning if the proposition passed.

I agree with you that it should not be taken to court. People do think that is is unconstitutional, however, and so it is their right to get the Supreme Court of California to hear it and make a decision.