Wednesday, September 10, 2008

California Bishops to Fight State Marriage Amendment

http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2008/9/9/california-bishops-to-fight-state-marriage-amendment

[The Living Church] 10 Sep 2008--Bishop Marc Andrus of the Diocese of California announced that he will deliver a statement signed by all six California diocesan bishops of The Episcopal Church that calls on Episcopalians to defeat a state ballot initiative that would amend the state’s constitution to read “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”

In May, the California Supreme Court overturned by a 4-3 margin state laws restricting marriage to heterosexual couples.

Bishop Andrus will hold a press conference on Sept. 10 at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. He will be joined by assisting Bishop Steven Charleston of California and Bishop Barry Beisner of Northern California. Earlier that day, clergy and lay leaders from throughout southern Califorina will join Bishop J. Jon Bruno of Los Angeles, who will hold his own press conference at the Los Angeles Cathedral Center.

“The Episcopal Church stands for equal rights for all persons and fair treatment for all Californians,” a spokesperson for the Diocese of California said.

The Episcopal bishops of California are the latest religious leaders to voice their opinion on Proposition 8. Last month Christians, Mormons, Jews, Sikhs and Hindus were asked to join an interfaith alliance in hopes of placing 1 million signs supporting Proposition 8 across the state, according to Pink News, a British online publication.

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