Paul Wilczynski's Observations

Bill Sinkford Responds to Senate's Rejection of the Federal Marriage Amendment

Unitarian Universalist Association President William G. Sinkford issued the following statement today following a vote in the US Senate which rejected a proposed Federal Marriage Amendment:

The latest effort to amend the United States constitution to deny loving couples the rights and responsibilities of marriage is a blatant attempt to write discrimination into our democracy's foundational document. This attack on American couples and families exposes the increasingly cynical efforts by the extreme right to divert the country's attention from far more vital issues. The resounding failure of this proposed amendment is a testimony to the enduring power of the constitution, which has never been altered with the express intent to deny equal protection to an entire class of citizens. May it never be used as a weapon against any of "we the people," but instead be preserved in sacred trust as a guarantee of freedom and liberty for all Americans.

This amendment was a shameful attempt to divide the American people. I am thankful to the thousands of Unitarian Universalists across the country who have borne witness to our liberal religious values and raised their voices to defeat this amendment and affirm that we are in fact one people.

posted by Paul Wilczynski @ 7:09 PM