By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer  Proponents of Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative calling for a ban on same-sex marriage, are calling on state leaders to denounce the on-going attacks by homosexual activists against citizens and churches who supported the measure. "Amidst all this lawlessness, harassment, trampling of civil rights and now domestic terrorism, one thing stands out: the deafening silence of our elected officials,” said ProtectMarriage Co-Manager Frank Schubert.   “Not a single elected leader has spoken out against what is happening. Where is Governor Arnold Schwarzenengger while churches are being attacked? And where is Senator Dianne Feinstein while people are losing their jobs and grandmothers are being bullied by an angry mob?" Since voters passed Proposition 8 on Nov. 4, opponents of the measure have staged increasingly violent protests throughout California and the nation. For instance, numerous evangelical and Mormon churches have been vandalized in retaliation for their support of the measure. One homosexual activist group, Bash Back!, issued a statement threatening the very existence of the Mormon Church. "Let this be a warning to the Mormon church,” a statement by the group reads. “Dissolve completely or be destroyed. The choice is yours." Members of Bash Back! also stormed a Michigan evangelical church last weekend, running through the aisles and shouting “Jesus was a homo” and “It’s Okay to be Gay.” Not long after the California ballot initiative was passed, an unknown white powder was mailed to several LDS (Latter Day Saints) temples and the National Headquarters of the Knights of Columbus, both supporters of the ban. Gay activists are also boycotting and picketing business owners who supported the proposition, assisted by AntiGayBlacklist.com, where the names of individuals who contributed to Yes on 8 are publicized and subjected to boycotting and other pressures. On Saturday, Nov. 15, protests against the preservation of traditional marriage by homosexual groups took place in cities such as Seattle, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York. The protests were organized by a gay rights group known as JointheImpact.com. The group claims more than 300 events took place across the country but more realistic estimates say anywhere from 80 to 150 protests actually took place. The protests are likely to do little more than enforce the already strong public sentiment against the idea of same-sex marriage. When given the opportunity to vote on the matter, citizens in numerous states have consistently voted against same-sex marriage. To date, homosexual marriage exists only in Massachusetts and Connecticut, and only due to the rulings of unelected judges. Randy Thomasson, president of the Campaign for Children and Families, criticized the protests which are demanding that the California courts overturn Proposition 8, despite the fact that this is the second time in eight years that Californian citizens have voted to protect traditional marriage in their state.  "By attacking the people's vote to protect marriage in the state constitution, homosexual activists have declared war on our republic and our democratic system," he said. © All Rights Reserved, Living His Life Abundantly/Women of Grace. http://www.womenofgrace.com