Prop. 8 and churches

After a harmonizing chorus of hallelujah hymns closed Mass on a recent Sunday at St. Charles Borromeo Church, a volunteer got up and carefully made her way to the altar. Justino Aguila in the Daily News.

Standing at the microphone, she urged the 500 parishioners to vote Yes on Proposition 8, which would change the state constitution to ban gay marriage.

"Let's not waste this opportunity," she said, shortly before other church members distributed fliers at the exits supporting the proposition. "It's a commitment to God."