Legislation
Testimony on the Religious Freedom
and Civil Marriage Protection Act
The following testimony in support of the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act was given before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Feb. 14, 2008 and the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 28, 2008. (Click on each name for the full testimony in PDF format.)
Vanessa Bowling, Rainbow Soul (Morgan State University)
Travis Britt, husband of the late Sen. Gwendolyn Britt
Rev. Kate Foster Connors
Rion Dennis, Progressive Maryland
Terrence Doyle, St. George's Episcopal Church
Carrie Evans, EQMD Director of Policy and Planning
Barbara Fishback
Jerrold L. Foltz, Central Atlantic Conference, United Church of Christ
Dan Furmansky, EQMD Executive Director
Peter Haas, Jewish Community Relations Council
John E. Hannay
Sen. Richard Madaleno, Bill Sponsor
Fred Mason III
Bernice Melov
Norman Oslik, Progressive Cheverly
William Ray
Bruce Swanson, First and St. Stephen's United Church of Christ
Jen Walters, Benjamin's-Krider's United Church of Christ
Lisa Ward, Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of Maryland
Robyn Zeiger, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor