A Call to a New National Discussion on Marriage from President of national Interfaith Alliance
Rev. Welton Gaddy, President of Interfaith Alliance calls on American to have a new kind of national debate about marriage, one in which we find a way for people with contradictory beliefs, religions, values and opinions to live together without violating the basic nature of our democracy. Gaddy also holds up Iowa marriage ruling as a perfect example of civil marriage offered to all couples by the government and religious marriage offered by houses of worship only to those couples whose relationship a house of worship wants to bless.
Click here to read and download his entire article. or go to: http://www.interfaithalliance.org/equality/read
Hard copies of the green paper are also available from the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Office by contacting us at: (515)279-8715 or info@InterfaithAllianceIowa.org
Thanks Welton for this call to civil conversation.
Thanks Iowa for providing a path for the nation to protecting both Faith and Freedom.
Gaddy’s Call to Conversation Receives National Attention
National Interfaith Alliance paper on marriage sparks debate among national faith leaders about the nature of marriage and the relationship between religion and government. Questions considered include: What is marriage? Is it a sacred rite or a civil right? What role, if any, should religious institutions, traditions or beliefs have in the legal act of marriage?
Click here to check out the conversation here or go to http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/2009/07/marriage_sacred_rite_or_civil/all.html
