CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) -
Local faith and community leaders are standing
up for marriage equality by supporting the proposed Freedom to Marry and
Religious Freedom Amendment.
Pastor Mike Underhill of the Nexus
United Church of Christ in Butler County said the UCC was the first major
Christian denomination to support marriage equality.
"All people have the right to lead lives
that express love, justice, mutuality, commitment, consent and pleasure,"
Pastor Underhill said.
Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp of Temple
Sholom said the U.S. Constitution safeguards liberties and prohibits
discrimination.
"Our faith in God and in humanity can
only be realized by taking action against injustice and pursuing equal rights
and treatment for one another," Rabbit Terlinchamp said.
Mike Moroski, who was recently fired by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati from his
teaching job at Purcell Marian for supporting LGBT rights, said, "I'm elated to stand here today
with these wonderful faith leaders, who truly, deeply, and spiritually believe
that two people who love one another deserve the right to be married."
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