Religious leaders, faith organizations file lawsuit to invalidate Prop 8
Today, the California Council of Churches and other religious leaders and faith organizations representing millions of members filed a petition with the California Supreme Court asking the to invalidate Proposition 8. The petition argues that Proposition 8 poses a severe threat to the guarantee of equal protection for all and was not enacted through the constitutionally required process for such a dramatic change to the California Constitution.
The petition is filed on behalf of the California Council of Churches, the General Synod of the United Church of Christ, two Episocopal bishops (of California and Los Angeles), the Progressive Jewish Alliance, the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations and the Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of California, and the Northern and Southern California Nevada Conferences of the United Church of Christ. The groups are represented by Eric Isaacson, based in San Diego, and by Jon B. Eisenberg of Eisenberg and Hancock, LLP, based in Oakland.
“Proposition 8 poses a grave threat to religious freedom,” said Rev. Rick Schlosser, executive director of the California Council of Churches. “If the Court permits gay men and lesbians to be deprived of equal protection by a simple amjority vote, religious minorities could be denied equal protection as well — a terrible irony in a nation founded by people who emigrated to escape religious persecution. If the Court permits Proposition 8 to take effect, religious discrimination similarly could be written into California’s Consitution.”
For a copy of the brief, visit www.calchurches.org/marriage.
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Group wins asylum for gay pos man facing deportation
(New York City) A gay HIV-positive man has been granted asylum after a group associated with the Columbia University Law School intervened in his case.
The man, whose name is being withheld, feared persecution if forced to return to the Ivory Coast in West Africa.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the …
Group wins asylum for gay pos man facing deportation
(New York City) A gay HIV-positive man has been granted asylum after a group associated with the Columbia University Law School intervened in his case.
The man, whose name is being withheld, feared persecution if forced to return to the Ivory Coast in West Africa.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the …
US stalls signing UN gay rights statement
International gay rights groups expressed concern that the U.S. had not yet signed a proposed statement this week calling on the United Nations and countries throughout the world to condemn discrimination and persecution based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The statement, proposed by France on behalf of the European Union, was scheduled to be presented to the U.N. General Assembly in New York next week. More than 50 countries have signed the statement. Photo: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Photo/Mark Garten. See US stalls signing UN gay rights statement Washington Blade
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US stalls signing UN gay rights statement
International gay rights groups expressed concern that the U.S. had not yet signed a proposed statement this week calling on the United Nations and countries throughout the world to condemn discrimination and persecution based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The statement, proposed by France on behalf of the European Union, was scheduled to be presented to the U.N. General Assembly in New York next week. More than 50 countries have signed the statement. See US stalls signing UN gay rights statement Washington Blade
Photo: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Photo/Mark Garten
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