MARRIAGE AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: Fundamental Goods That Stand or Fall Together
MARRIAGE AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: Fundamental Goods That Stand or Fall Together
Archbishop Duncan Signs Open Letter on Marriage
TEC Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori's signature not to be found
An Open Letter from Religious Leaders in the United States to All Americans
http://thenalc.org/documents/usccb/usccb-11JAN2012-marriage-religious-freedom-letter.pdf
January 11, 2012
Dear Friends:
The promotion and protection of marriage-the union of one man and one woman as husband and wife-is a matter of the common good and serves the wellbeing of the couple, of children, of civil society and all people. The meaning and value of marriage precedes and transcends any particular society, government, or religious community. It is a universal good and the foundational institution of all societies. It is bound up with the nature of the human person as male and female, and with the essential task of bearing and nurturing children.
As religious leaders across a wide variety of faith communities, we join together to affirm that marriage in its true definition must be protected for its own sake and for the good of society. We also recognize the grave consequences of altering this definition. One of these consequences-the interference with the religious freedom of those who continue to affirm the true definition of "marriage"-warrants special attention within our faith communities and throughout society as a whole. For this reason, we come together with one voice in this letter.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Archbishop Duncan Signs Open Letter on Marriage
TEC Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori's signature not to be found
An Open Letter from Religious Leaders in the United States to All Americans
http://thenalc.org/documents/usccb/usccb-11JAN2012-marriage-religious-freedom-letter.pdf
January 11, 2012
Dear Friends:
The promotion and protection of marriage-the union of one man and one woman as husband and wife-is a matter of the common good and serves the wellbeing of the couple, of children, of civil society and all people. The meaning and value of marriage precedes and transcends any particular society, government, or religious community. It is a universal good and the foundational institution of all societies. It is bound up with the nature of the human person as male and female, and with the essential task of bearing and nurturing children.
As religious leaders across a wide variety of faith communities, we join together to affirm that marriage in its true definition must be protected for its own sake and for the good of society. We also recognize the grave consequences of altering this definition. One of these consequences-the interference with the religious freedom of those who continue to affirm the true definition of "marriage"-warrants special attention within our faith communities and throughout society as a whole. For this reason, we come together with one voice in this letter.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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