ST. LOUIS - A total of 75 faith and clergy leaders in Missouri have come together to say, “I support the marriage of ALL Missourians.” The 75 clergy and faith leaders represent a wide range of denominations from across the state of Missouri.
The petition started by the Show Me Marriage coalition (ACLU of Missouri, PROMO, Progress Missouri, and Freedom to Marry) stated, “Gay, lesbian, and bisexual couples in Missouri deserve the freedom to marry so they can make a lifetime commitment to the person they love and protect their families in the same way every other married couple does.”
On September 25, ACLU of Missouri will represent 10 plaintiff couples in a landmark marriage recognition case in the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City. Each of these clergy and faith leaders stand by the couples representing ALL Missourians.
“As a Christian pastor, I support marriage equality not in spite of my faith but precisely because of it. Christ teaches that nothing is more valuable in a relationship than dignity, respect, mutuality and love, and I believe this holds true across all boundaries, including ones related to sexual orientation and gender identity.” Rev. Phil Snider from Springfield Missouri continues, “To not affirm relationships built on dignity, respect, mutuality and love is to keep people from being able to live into the fullness of life that God deeply longs for us to experience, and who are we to deny the gift of love when it finds its way into a world that is in such desperate need of it?
For a full text of the pledge visit: http://bit.ly/1pjSZmP
For more information on the Show Me Marriage coalition please visit www.ShowMeMarriage.com or https://www.facebook.com/ShowMeMarriage.
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