Thursday, September 11th, 2008
More Good News on Prop 8: Episcopals Say No!
Shared by Trey
Thank God! The acceptance and support of all people is just one more point in the eternal Catholic vs. Episcopal battle that wages in my head.
Yesterday, the six most senior bishops in California announced their opposition to Proposition 8, the anti-marriage amendment.
“We believe that continued access to civil marriage for all, regardless of sexual orientation, is consistent with the best principles of our constitutional rights,” said the Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.
Bruno, flanked at a news conference by fellow clergy members and gay and straight couples, added: “We do not believe that marriage of heterosexuals is threatened by same-sex marriage.” (LA Times 9/11/08)
This is just another crack in the facade the Yes on 8 people are trying to put up. That somehow they own religion. Despite the fact that nearly all of their endorsements are tied to Dobson-esque quasi-religious right-wing organizations (and the Republicans that love them), they do not speak for all religious groups. These Episcopal Bishops join other religious leaders like those from the National Council of Jewish Women and the Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry Action Network.
Also, the LA Times has an interesting graphic on the donations to both sides on Prop 8 and where they come from. Yes on 8 still leads, with about $14.5 million compared to about $10.5 million for the no side. Let’s just hope the yes side squanders more resources.
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