Reverend Jacson Moody on amendment
I believe very strongly that the Civil Rights Movement extends out to [LGBT] individuals… We all should have equal rights. We are on the wrong side of history on November 6 by voting for the amendment. It is going to cause barriers and walls to be built up around a segment of our society that is truly deserving of a right to share a piece of the American Dream. I do not agree nor do I support the amendment. And as a Black clergy person, I know that I am…in the minority of Black clergy, but I find it appalling that people that have suffered the way African Americans have suffered in this country, that we can come out against any segment of our society.
Reverend Jacson Moody, Holsey Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Source: TC Daily Planet
Moody is quoted in an article that speaks to how the marriage amendment is dividing African American Christians and clergy.
Know to Vote NO on the Minnesota Marriage Amendment
Here’s a great 60-second commercial from Project Know that explains what voting NO on the marriage amendment really means. According to TC Daily Planet:
The idea for “Project Know” started small: Inspired by their three year-old twins, Lisa and Linda Alter-Capell wanted to make a homemade video of them saying “No” to the Minnesota Marriage Amendment.
In just 60-seconds, the video does a nice job educating the viewer on what voting NO really means and why voting NO on the marriage amendment is so important to real Minnesotans.
If you haven’t seen this video yet, invest 60 seconds – literally, one minute of your day – and click play. As the tagline reads: Know to Vote NO on the Minnesota Marriage Amendment.
Ann Mavity on Gay Marriage
One of the key reasons is that right now our government has over 500 laws at the state level and 1000 laws at the federal level that convey benefits for marriage, at the same time denying a segment of our population the right to marry.
Ann Mavity, St. Louis Park City Council Member
Source: TC Daily Planet
Susan Sanger Speaks Out Against Amendment
It really diminishes all of us. It creates in my mind a problem for the entire state… to be so embarrassed to be in a state where a number of legislators feel it is important to discriminate.
Susan Sanger, St. Louis Park City Council Member
Source: TC Daily Planet
Sanger shares why it was important for her to support a resolution for St. Louis Park to oppose the mean-spirited marriage amendment that will appear on ballots this fall.
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