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The Religious Coalition for Civil Marriage Equality is a group of clergy and lay leaders organized to provide a religious voice in support of equality under the law for families headed by same-gender couples in Maryland.
The Coalition Acts to:
- Advise and support Equality Maryland
- Serve as advocates and organizers within their own faith traditions
- Act as interfaith public messengers for marriage equality
- Assist in the building and maintenance of a diverse array of voices in the Coalition
- Promote opportunities for other clergy to express support on the issue
Submitted Sermons:
Goodloe Memorial Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Bowie is now a Welcoming Congregation for BGLT people!
"Bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people are warmly welcomed in our congregation," said Rev. Cynthia Snavely. "We work as partners with BGLT people toward equal rights and marriage equality. As Unitarian Universalists, we believe in the inherent worth and dignity of each person and in the value of accepting people as they are."
For more information on Goodloe Memorial, visit http://www.bowieuu.org.
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Dear Clergy and Lay Leaders,
If you feel that it is wrong to amend a constitution to take away rights from a group of citizens, then I am here to personally ask you to take action.
Equality Maryland, the state’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) advocacy organization, is coordinating a clergy sign-on letter opposing any amendment to the Maryland Constitution that would discriminate against one group of citizens. The letter will be delivered to all members of the General Assembly when they reconvene in January. It will also be printed with signatories on the Equality Maryland web site and submitted in a press release.
No matter where your church or synagogue, or larger denomination, stands on the issue of blessing same-gender couples, I hope you can all agree with every major civil rights organization in the United States of America that placing the rights of a group of citizens up for a popular vote is short-sighted and discriminatory.
To view and sign the letter, please click here.
Thank you for your support.
In partnership and equality,
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