Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Clergy for Fairness: Not embracing bigotry

Of course my fellow Catholics prefer to keep company w/ these ghouls rather than do the right thing and be an actual Christian (via NYTs): "4wks ago, 50 prominent conservative Christian and Jewish leaders, incl evangelicals and Catholic cardinals/ archbishops, signed a petition backing the amendment to prohibit same-sex marriage. Those leaders also promised to distribute postcards to their congregants to urge support of the amendment. The Kof C alone is distributing 10 million postcards to Catholic churches." But, it is news like this (via NYTs) that offers a ray of hope that not all clergy and lay people are theocrats & wingnuts: "An interfaith coalition of lay/ clergy members, Clergy for Fairness, said at a news conference that more than 1600 clergy members had signed an online petition aimed at blocking a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. The Protestant, Jewish, Sikh, and Unitarian clergy members said that although the groups opposing the amendment were not of one mind on homosexuality or same-sex marriage, passage of the amendment would give deference to a single pt of view and would make the Constitution an instrument of discrimination against a class of citizens." While I am shocked that any religious leader would not feel the exact same way, I must say that I'm especially startled that any Jewish leaders would back a vehicle for discrimination. Rabbi Craig Axler of PA says it best: "When one group is singled out for discrimination, it's not long before other groups will be singled out, too. It's the first time we see the Constitution in danger of enshrining discrimination against one party, one class, and to remain silent as a Jew is unconscionable." Rock on Rabbi. Keep the faith.
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