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[averygoodun42]

I may not like his speaking style overly much, but I do like my minister. And for many reasons. One recent reason? He submitted this to our local newspaper:

As the New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee holds hearings this week on proposed legislation to repeal same-sex marriage in our state, I would like to extend an invitation to the sponsors of these bills and to those elected officials who are inclined to support any one of them.

I’d like to invite you to church, to the church I’ve been blessed to serve for 23 years and that has been in our community since 1826 – The Unitarian Universalist Church of Podunk.

I invite you to witness the happily married same-sex couples in our church, some of whose marriages I’ve been honored to officiate.

I invite you to witness how they participate, in a variety of ways, in the vibrant life of our congregation.

I invite you to witness how their children are an integral part of our religious education program.

I invite you to learn more about the lives of these wonderfully committed couples and do so with open minds and open hearts.

If you’ll do that, then I’d also invite you to search your hearts and ask yourselves if you are really prepared to say that the marriages of these fine persons should, as a matter of law, be deemed less valid and less acceptable than heterosexual ones.

The door is open and my hand is extended.

Rev. [__], Minister

Unitarian Universalist Church of Podunk


Republicans are supposed to be for less government. Why, then, are they trying to govern love?

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[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

For the same reason they're against the government being involved in health care unless it's to strip women of the right to choose.

Sorry, pet peeve, so I forgot to tell you how much I love your pastor's letter. I'm not religious, but if I were to be, I'd definitely be a UU.

[evieeros.livejournal.com]

Love this. My marriage was officiated by a UU minister. ♥!

[evieeros.livejournal.com]

Er not sure how that ended up as a reply to you instead of a general comment to averygoodun. Hrm.

[timestep.livejournal.com]

Republicans aren't for less government, they just are for saying they are for less government.

Ideally, the government would sanction "Civil Unions" that everyone would have to participate in. Then, churches would oversee marriage that are sanctioned by the church. This way, the church gets to decide if marriage can be same-sex but the government isn't 'sanctioning' marriage.

Problem solved.