Posts Tagged ‘Proposition 8’
Civil Rights For All: The Making Of “The New Black”
Here is perhaps the most salient lesson I learned in making the documentary The New Black. What goes unspoken–and unheard–in our national conversations is equally as important as what is said. When, in 2008, an erroneous CNN poll laid the blame for the passage of Proposition 8 squarely at the feet of California’s black voters,…
Read MoreA Prayer In Response To The Supreme Court’s Rulings On Marriage Equality
Everlasting, ever-loving God, today, millions of your children wait in the paradox of anxiousness and earnestness for nine human beings to make a decision about the legality of same-gender marriage. But in our fervent prayers, O God, we know that decision is really about equality and about the preciousness of all of Your children in…
Read MoreAddressing Religion-Based Bigotry
The week of the Supreme Court hearings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), I had the opportunity to engage with people from across the country—many who supported marriage equality for committed same-sex couples, and many who did not. Of those who did, the reasons were many: “Federalism!” “Equal protection!” “Freedom of…
Read MoreA Blessing In Disguise: My Accidental Entry Into SCOTUS
“See, I will create new heavens and a new earth” (Isaiah 65:17) It was Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, the First Day of Passover and Holy Tuesday. The night before, I did not dream that soon I would be anywhere close. And yet, here I was, in the back row of the Highest Court in the United…
Read MoreFederal Appeals Court Refuses To Revisit Proposition 8
More Light Presbyterians gives thanks for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling refusing to consider a prior ruling that struck down Proposition 8. The ruling had found Proposition 8 unconstitutional because it denied LGBT couples the right to marry. The case is expected to be appealed to the United States Supreme Court. From…
Read MoreMormons Appear to Soften Attitudes Toward LGBT Community
Is LGBT acceptance growing in the Mormon church?
Read MoreRejoice! Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional
Rejoice! Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional
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