Christian Statement on Civil Marriage Equality

    The California Council of Churches and California Church IMPACT, its ministry for public policy advocacy [The Episcopal Church is a member of both], recently issued the following statement:  
No single religious voice speaks for all faith traditions on issues of sexuality and marriage, nor should government take sides on religious differences.  Therefore, each religious group must have the right to discern who is eligible for marriage in its own tradition, and all clergy should be free to solemnize marriages without state interference.  In fact, many religious traditions perform same-gender unions and weddings.  As Christians, we call on the state to recognize all religious bodies’ marriage ceremonies as legal.  The best way to protect our nation’s precious religious freedom is to respect church-state separation and full equality under the law.
    If you would like to endorse this statement, please write to:
    California Church IMPACT
    4044 Pasadena Avenue
    Sacramento, CA  95821
    Fax: 916 488-7310
    If you would like the Vestry to endorse this statement in the name of St. Paul’s, please speak to a Vestry member.
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