Statements on Connecticut Supreme Court decision in Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health
October 10, 2008
Statement from Rev. William SinkfordUnitarian Universalist Association President
Boston, Massachusetts
Media contact: jhayes @ uua.org
October 10, 2008
On behalf of the Unitarian Universalist Association, I rejoice today at the Connecticut Supreme Court’s decision to end discrimination in the state’s marriage laws and to grant the freedom to marry to same-sex couples. While civil unions have provided some legal protection over the past three years in Connecticut, they cannot confer the dignity and respect that comes with marriage. We know from our nation’s painful history that separate is never equal.
I thank the brave justices for honoring the spirit of the Connecticut constitution and extending its protections to same-sex couples. Today’s decision strengthens thousands of families in Connecticut, and it offers renewed hope for committed same-sex couples across the country. Marriage is a civil right.
The Unitarian Universalist Association is a faith community of more than 1000 self-governing congregations that bring to the world a vision of religious freedom, tolerance and social justice. The UUA has supported civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people for several decades. The denomination voted in 1996 to advocate for full legal marriage equality for same-sex couples.
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Statement from Rev. Josh Pawelek
Minister, Unitarian Universalist Society: East
Manchester, CT
jpawelek @ sbcglobal.net
October 10, 2008
In Connecticut we have created a culture that recognizes that if a civil right is good for one group of citizens, then it’s 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.
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