Christian and Jewish clergy voice support for freedom to marry ruling

By Andy Eddins
Oct 21, 2010 at 03:00 pm

Posted by Rick Rojas on latimes.com:

"A dozen Christian and Jewish clergy offered support Wednesday for a U.S. District Court ruling in August that found California’s ban on marriage equality unconstitutional. The case is now before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

"At a Los Angeles news conference, the group said it planned to file an amicus brief in support of Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision to strike down Proposition 8, the 2008 initiative that banned the freedom to marry.  ...

"Representatives from the Los Angeles Episcopal diocese, the United Church of Christ, the Progressive Jewish Alliance and other liberal religious groups spoke of marriage equality as part of religious freedom Wednesday in the gathering at the St. Paul Cathedral Center, the Episcopal diocese headquarters.

“'It is not an issue of legal matters, it’s an issue of faith,' said the Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno, the Episcopal bishop of Los Angeles.

"The Rev. Fernando Santillana, pastor of Norwalk United Methodist Church, called it a Christian responsibility to speak up for equality.

“'We are all divine creations. Some are heterosexual and some are not.  But we are all God’s creatures,' Santillana said. 'We have to be the voice that speaks for God in a society that is divided.' ”

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