Why Marriage Matters to Religious People and Communities

"America needs to know that many faith leaders and theologians from diverse religious traditions strongly believe that all people have a God-given right to lead lives which fully express love, mutuality and commitment—including the right to marry,"


    — Reverend Debra W. Haffner, director of the Religious Institute, promoting the Open Letter to Religious Leaders on Marriage Equality

 

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Religious Institutions that Support the Freedom to Marry

Statements of support for the freedom to marry by religious institutions.

Special Report: The Marriage Equality Debate

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Voices for Equality: Religion and Faith

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