US faith group opposes constitutional ban on same-sex marriage

.. Clergy for Fairness has launched its campaign in response to the Federal Marriage Amendment, expected to come before the US Senate early in June 2006.

On Monday more than 30 clergy and faith leaders from 10 key states travelled to Washington DC to speak-out against the FMA. They hold different views on same-sex marriage itself, but oppose state regulation one way or the other ..

More than 1,600 faith leaders have signed the petition, which is directed to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (Republican, Tennessee) and Minority Leader Harry Reid, (Democrat, Nevada).

The letter says, "It is surely not the federal government's role to prefer one religious definition of marriage over another." ...

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_060525usgay.shtml


Welcome to Clergy for Fairness
The purpose of this website is to organize clergy members and religious leaders who strongly oppose any attempt to write discrimination into the United States Constitution. Despite the fact that similar legislation failed in both the House and Senate in the last Congress, the Federal Marriage Amendment (also known as the so-called “Marriage Protection Amendment”) has been reintroduced. More than 100 national organizations oppose this extreme amendment to the Constitution, including many national religious groups. http://www.clergyforfairness.org/

Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry
http://www.rcfm.org/

Cause end up with only fanatic follower for religion :puke:

:applause:

that rabbit has some very interesting moves!

T-Grannie

I often wonder what music he's listening to. :-)

"I like to move it move it..

I like to move it move it...

You like to...

MOVE IT!

I haven't heard that song in years. It's a good choice though! :rofl:

Each church/whatever should assert its OWN right to define marriage in accordance with their interpretation of their faith, whether they agree with gay marriage or not. This IS a 1st ammendment religious freedom issue, its about the federal government interfering in things they should not have anything to do with.

oh brother