Clergy Phone Banking Against Proposition 8

by Michael Jones · 2008-10-23 15:53:00 UTC
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california gay marriageI don't know if there's a more important group out there advocating against the passage of Proposition 8 than clergy. That right there is one of the more remarkable story lines of the 2008 election season - in Florida, California and Connecticut, we're seeing the emergence of a religious infrastructure to speak out for LGBT rights in an unprecedented way. They may not have the money that conservative Mormon and Catholic groups have to fund anti-gay efforts, but they win hands down on offering a moral voice on issues of LGBT rights.

Today, local clergy joined up with the No On 8 Campaign to lead a statewide phone bank in California, urging voters to say no to Prop 8.  Jan Garbosky, President of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego’s Board of Trustees, had this to say about the phone banking effort today:

Regardless of how people feel about marriage, it is simply wrong to eliminate fundamental human rights. That’s why these faith leaders are speaking out, to preserve the basic human dignity of all Californians. They understand what the law says about marriage, and that no church or clergy member could be forced to perform wedding ceremonies for same-sex, or any other, couples.

Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as progressive religion!

Check out a larger article on Clergy working to defeat Prop 8 here. For recent posts on this site dealing with religious efforts to defeat anti-gay Amendment 2 in Florida, click here. And for a Roundup on some of the best quotes from progressive faith leaders supporting same-sex marriage rights, click here.

Michael Jones is a Change.org Editor. He has worked in the field of human rights communications for a decade, most recently for Harvard Law School.
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