Immigrant rights group loses Catholic funds over gay marriage affiliation

[William769]

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Catholic organization has decided to cut off long-standing funding to a Portland, Oregon, immigrant rights group over its affiliation with an organization that supports same-sex marriage.

Voz Workers’ Rights Education lost a $75,000 grant in June from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. The group is the anti-poverty program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Catholic Campaign said it asked Voz to cut ties with the National Council of La Raza, a Latino civil rights organization that endorses marriage equality.

After Voz refused, it “self-disqualified” itself from the funding process.

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/07/immigrant-rights-group-loses-catholic-funds-over-gay-marriage-affiliation/

[RKP5637]

1. Good old religion, always helping people, bonding them together. NOT! n/t

[Starry Messenger]

2. WWJCFF

(Who Would Jesus Cut Funds From)

Here is the link for VOZ' online fundraiser to make up for the funding cut: http://www.gofundme.com/ars538

[William769]

3. Thanks for the link.

[Starry Messenger]

4. My pleasure.

I posted this story on Facebook too. Thank you for sharing it.

[progressoid]

5. Your tax dollars at work.

Yes, the Catholic church gets a lot of our money for "charity". $2.9 Billion a year as I recall. 62% of their charity budget.

[Bluenorthwest]

6. The brutality and pettiness of the Roman Catholic Church never ceases to amaze.

The Bishops, no less. They should just call them Capos and have done with it.

[KinMd]

7. When you take money from a private organization , you have to play by their rules

[William769]

8. Yep, standing up to bullies has it consequences.

But being on the right side is never the wrong thing to do.

One of these days the Catholic church will figure that out.

[KinMd]

9. I don't disagree, just one needs to expect this

[William769]

10. You sure fooled me.

Given your comment.

[SidDithers]

11. Similar situation last November...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024020353

A group with no official opinion on same-sex marriage loses funding because they refuse to disassociate with a group that does.

And yet people still love Pope Photo-Op.

The sooner the Catholic Church goes the the way of the Dodo, the better off civilization will be.

Sid