Some Religious Leaders Fight for Gay Marriage and Religious Freedom

One of the highlights of my campaign for Congress was getting to better know some members of the United Church of Christ clergy. Two are still good friends and Dwight Welch is a regular contributor here at Approaching Justice.

Here is a statement from the United Church of Christ about a lawsuit brought about by UCC clergy in North Carolina against the ban on same-sex marriage in that state:

As Andrew Sullivan points out in the post below, “Religious liberty cuts all sorts of ways – and we shouldn’t pick or choose between one church and another.”

What about the religious freedom of those who are pro-gay as a function of their faith? http://t.co/tpgSNZKUoq

— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) April 29, 2014