no on prop 8
So the meme going around is that you post if you are part of a heterosexual marriage or plan to be. I'm not married, with no plans to be, and no real drive to be either.
But I am an interfaith minister who loves to perform weddings, and I think that legal marriage should be available for every couple. I think that the legal institution should be distinct from any spiritual or religious ceremony, and that the two should not be related, really, at all, unless the couple wishes it so. The legal rights of a marriage are different from spiritual union in any tradition. Let them stand apart.
Seriously, there should be no religious litmus test for the idea of marriage. The idea that one particular group has a monopoly on the definition is disturbing, especially in the United States. My feelings on separation of church and state are pretty clear, and run deep on this and other matters.
(Have I mentioned that I also want to abolish the offices of the Chaplains of the two Houses of Congress?)
But I am an interfaith minister who loves to perform weddings, and I think that legal marriage should be available for every couple. I think that the legal institution should be distinct from any spiritual or religious ceremony, and that the two should not be related, really, at all, unless the couple wishes it so. The legal rights of a marriage are different from spiritual union in any tradition. Let them stand apart.
Seriously, there should be no religious litmus test for the idea of marriage. The idea that one particular group has a monopoly on the definition is disturbing, especially in the United States. My feelings on separation of church and state are pretty clear, and run deep on this and other matters.
(Have I mentioned that I also want to abolish the offices of the Chaplains of the two Houses of Congress?)