Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men?
Doesn't this just fill you with Christmas cheer and goodwill toward your fellow man?
Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum -- Same-sex marriage bill, as written, called a threat to social service contracts
"Catholic Charities, the church's social services arm, is one of dozens of nonprofit organizations that partner with the District. It serves 68,000 people in the city, including the one-third of Washington's homeless people who go to city-owned shelters managed by the church...'All of those services will be adversely impacted if the exemption language remains so narrow,' Jane G. Belford, chancellor of the Washington Archdiocese, wrote to the council this week.* "
Lovely, just lovely. How very Christian of them.
The Washington Post article fortuitously links to the website for the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, and that site has a handy directory page with Chancellor Belford's email address. I don't often do this sort of thing, but I'm just disgusted. These people should be ashamed of themselves. Using this kind of threat against innocent people to blackmail the city into discriminating against yet more innocent people? WWJD?
So here's my email to Chancellor Belford. Feel free to send your own. And don't forget to include some cheery holiday greetings. Bet she doesn't have to go to a soup kitchen for her Christmas dinner.
Dear Chancellor Belford,
In response to the Washington Post's article "Catholic Church Gives D.C. Ultimatum," I just want to say how admirable it is that the church's religious mandate to discriminate against gay people trumps it's religious mandate to help the poor. It has certainly enhanced the church's public image to be seen punishing the innocent to make a doctrinal point. I'm sure this is exactly what Jesus would do. Congratulations on so thoroughly exemplifying everything the Catholic Church stands for. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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*"Exemption language" refers to the proposed same-sex marriage bill up for vote next month, which says that "Religious organizations would not be required to perform or make space available for same-sex weddings. But they would have to obey city laws prohibiting discrimination against gay men and lesbians."
Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum -- Same-sex marriage bill, as written, called a threat to social service contracts
"Catholic Charities, the church's social services arm, is one of dozens of nonprofit organizations that partner with the District. It serves 68,000 people in the city, including the one-third of Washington's homeless people who go to city-owned shelters managed by the church...'All of those services will be adversely impacted if the exemption language remains so narrow,' Jane G. Belford, chancellor of the Washington Archdiocese, wrote to the council this week.* "
Lovely, just lovely. How very Christian of them.
The Washington Post article fortuitously links to the website for the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, and that site has a handy directory page with Chancellor Belford's email address. I don't often do this sort of thing, but I'm just disgusted. These people should be ashamed of themselves. Using this kind of threat against innocent people to blackmail the city into discriminating against yet more innocent people? WWJD?
So here's my email to Chancellor Belford. Feel free to send your own. And don't forget to include some cheery holiday greetings. Bet she doesn't have to go to a soup kitchen for her Christmas dinner.
Dear Chancellor Belford,
In response to the Washington Post's article "Catholic Church Gives D.C. Ultimatum," I just want to say how admirable it is that the church's religious mandate to discriminate against gay people trumps it's religious mandate to help the poor. It has certainly enhanced the church's public image to be seen punishing the innocent to make a doctrinal point. I'm sure this is exactly what Jesus would do. Congratulations on so thoroughly exemplifying everything the Catholic Church stands for. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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*"Exemption language" refers to the proposed same-sex marriage bill up for vote next month, which says that "Religious organizations would not be required to perform or make space available for same-sex weddings. But they would have to obey city laws prohibiting discrimination against gay men and lesbians."