I keep a private blog.  I actually have a few.  But I'm not writing about this there because a lot of people who read it would get offended, and my family (not husband, but parents, siblings, and grandparents) would be upset.  But I really need to vent, and I do it more constructively in writing.

Yesterday, the Church had a special broadcast for members in (or from) California, regarding the infamous Proposition 8.  My sister watched the broadcast.  She felt so "inspired" (her word), and posted on her blog about it, with some brief thoughts, a video clip, and a link to a website about Prop 8 preserving marriage.

I left her a comment on that blog post saying that I knew I was opening up a can of worms, but that I just don't see any legal justification for restricting same-sex marriage.  Morally I disagree with it, and would vote against it, given the opportunity in my own state.  I also indicated that while I don't agree with same-sex marriage, I do think that it's important that same-sex couples enjoy legal benefits (insurance, etc.), but I just don't think that there is any legal basis for restriction (see more of my thoughts here).

A few minutes later, I got an email from my sister that said simply, "please don't leave another comment on my blog about it. thanks."  So I went to her blog to see why she would say that, and she had deleted my comment!!!!!!!!

It was 12:30 this morning (I should have been in bed) and I was fuming.  I was livid.  It's not like I was some anonymous commenter that disagreed with her, so she didn't want me on her page.  I'm her SISTER!  And she just deleted my comment because she didn't like it!  I suppose she's entitled, since it is her blog, after all, but that just seems like one of those "blog etiquette" things to me.  You don't just delete people's comments when you don't like them.

I think I'm done venting.

As I mulled this over in my head tonight, I decided that I can't decide if I want California Proposition 8 to pass or not.  If it passes, my morals will be satisfied.  If it doesn't, my opinions and ethics will be satisfied.  I don't want to be part of the Christian Right who celebrates when it passes because we've now imposed our religion(s) on the rest of the country, but I don't know that I want it to fail either.