Pulpit Politics
Related News
- 01/06/10 — Battle Over Marriage Equality in DC Moves to Court
- 12/03/09 — 2010 gay marriage vote unlikely in California
- 12/01/09 — One question divides same-sex marriage proponents: When?
- 11/10/09 — Rep. Yates proposes overturning Ohio’s same-sex marriage ban
- 11/03/09 — State’s voters opt for pragmatism
- More LGBT Equality news
Bangor Daily News: The Roman Catholic Church in Maine is working hard to pass Question 1, the citizen ballot initiative that would repeal the state's recently enacted law that allows same-sex marriage. The Portland diocese distributed a DVD that was shown in churches around the state in which Bishop Richard Malone argues for repealing the law, and churches have passed the plate for donations for the effort. The church's activism on the issue has, understandably, angered many on the other side of the question, but it also has raised the eyebrows of some Catholics who do not share the bishop's view. Amid the clamor on Question 1, some have suggested the Catholic Church and other churches are exceeding the parameters of their tax-exempt status by choosing sides in what are political matters, at least in the sense that they are decided at the ballot booth. To shed light on that claim, the nature of and reasons for those parameters must be understood.
To read more, click here.
Comments
There are no comments for this entry.
