Are There Any Religions That Sanction Gay Marriage?

[stopbush]

Just wondering. I know the fundies are agin it, but what about others?

Sidebar - what's up with the Mormons and polygamy? Has that practice been outlawed/stopped, or is it OK in Utah?

[Burma Jones]

1. Unitarians and some Reform Judiasm Congregations

I don't know who else at the moment

[nickinSTL]

2. Gay religious marriage

There are several Christian churches that will perform gay marriages.

Many, if not most, neo-pagan religions will perform gay marriages.

editOh, right, Unitarians...duh.

[stopbush]

6. So bush is basically attacking not only sexual freedom but

religious freedom as well.

[Beetwasher]

13. Yup! I've Made This Point Before

There are two angles of attack regarding the unconstitutionality of an ammendment banning gay marriage:

1. Civil Rights
2. Religious freedom

[CO Liberal]

3. Some Congregationalist Churches

[Rowdyboy]

4. Episcopalians have rites for same-sex unions

Several years ago, my partner's and my union was blessed by a priest who knew us well.

[Bertha Venation]

5. by sanction do you mean perform weddings?

or do you mean, support our right to civil marriage? Since the latter is too messy to contemplate (mixing church/state) I'm guessing "perform weddings."

Many denominations do. And among denominations: some sects or individual churches do, some don't. Example: The Episcopal Church just posted its first gay bishop, and it seems it's going to cause a schism.

For information about Christians hoping to precipitate acceptance & change in their own churches, see Soulforce.

[lcooksey]

7. Metropolitan United Church of Canada

My partner and I were married last August in Toronto my a minister of the Metropolitan United Church of Canada. He said they are equivalent to the Methodist Church in the US, although I don't think the Methodists are anywhere near accepting same-sex marriage.

As for Utah, I know that polygamy is against state law, but there are some places where it is still practiced. The state and local police seem to have a don't ask, don't tell policy.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

8. Yeah, the United Church is THE Progressive Church.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. As I understand it, the United Church of Canada

is a union of Methodists, Presbyterians, and other mainstream denominations.

Neither the Anglicans nor the Lutherans are in it, but just about everyone else is.

Canadians may correct me if I'm wrong.

[DuctapeFatwa]

9. Yes, the 1st amendment will have to be amended, & 14th repealed

to avoid a constitutional crisis and/or legal challenges to bush's proposal.

[kayell]

10. Many Quaker meetings, and the Unified Buddhist Church

[NewJeffCT]

11. Christian Churches performed gay marriages for centuries

But, the practice stopped several hundred years ago... but, until the 1200s or 1300s, they did perform gay marriages.

[maggrwaggr]

12. who cares? this is an issue designed to cover up Bush's lies and failures

it's bait. Don't take it.

[stopbush]

15. I'm afraid we have to take the bait on this one because

it will be the ONLY plank in the repig platform this fall.

We are better off expressing the real caveats that such a proposal raises NOW. That gives us the opportunity to nip it in the bud. Not addressing it allows the repigs to define and exploit the issue. I remember when Poopy bush made all those trips to flag factories while Dukakis said and did nothing. Mike should have gone on the offensive on that and slammed poopy for trying to hijack patriotism.

We shouldn't ignore such a sweeping assault on basic civil liberties. In fact, we should turn it against the repigs, just like we did with bush's USS Lincoln stunt.

[maggrwaggr]

16. I think we should say "is that all you GOT?"

and keep pounding him on his record of lies and crimes.

but we should NOT be on the defensive with this issue.

We should attack them for wanting to take away rights.

[DarkPhenyx]

14. Wicca.

More to the point we don't rail against it. It's that whole "Do what thou will so long as it harms none" thingy.

[Blue Adept]

17. A caution

Make sure to not confuse polygamy with polyamory. The two are fairly different, particularly since polygamy

a) already has one bad reputation and
b) is based around the mormom religion

The polygamy nod is a red herring. Those who are "next in line" after the gay marriage ordeal, should that survive, will be the polyamorists. NOT THE beastiality folks. That's all I ask, don't equate one with the other.

[proud patriot]

19. Native American Philosophy

They honor homsexuality as sacred.

[supernova]

20. Doesn't Native American spirituality

bless same sex unions?

Within my denom, Presbyterian, there is the More Light movement advocating for full participation from the GLBT community, which I fully support.