I didn’t take any offense… I just hope that other people understand that many of us were of “two minds” about it. Thanks for your clarification.

I don’t exactly know what to say about Prop 8–since I am no longer registered to vote in California I didn’t have a chance to vote on it. But coming from someone whose religion is very much a part of their identity, it has been a difficult road for those who can’t “cleanly separate their politics from their religion.” I’m not going to discount the discrimination that homosexuals have felt, and I feel so much empathy for them right now, especially since I know many people who have been affected personally (on both sides), and this issue deeply hurts many people.

I have been so interested in both sides of this issue, and I have been saddened to see the way that my friends are treating each other because of their divided viewpoints. I’m not really writing to try and convince you of anything, just to let you know that it has been as difficult of a road for many very religious people. (I was sadly surprised to lots of anti-Mormon ads that were aired on CNN and MSNBC, specifically.)

Anyway, my point in commenting is to thank you for being a friend to me over the years despite differences in opinion. (Except for our vote for Obama, haha.) I respect your opinions very much and value our friendship.

I hope you are doing well.