Statement on Connecticut Supreme Court Decision from Rev. Josh Pawelek
October 10, 2008
I want to thank all of you whoʼve worked so hard on marriage equality over the past years. In particular, I want to thank the clergy of Connecticut Clergy for Marriage Equality, whose voice has been so critical in proclaiming a faith-based call for justice for all Connecticut citizens.In Connecticut we have worked together to create a culture of acceptance. In Connecticut we have worked together to create a culture that recognizes the worth and dignity of all citizens. In Connecticut we have created a culture that recognizes that if a civil right is good for one group of citizens, then itʼs good for all citizens.
Most importantly we have believed not in a God of hatred and exclusion and punishment, but a God of love. We have believed in a God whose love and care embraces every human being, a God who welcomes every human being.
jpawelek @ sbcglobal.netis parish minister of the Unitarian Universalist Society: East
in Manchester, CT,
and Chairman of Connecticut Clergy for Marriage Equality. This statement was prepared for a rally to be held on the evening of October 10, 2008, in Hartford, CT.
Last updated on Friday, October 10, 2008.
