Our coalition of faith leaders who support the freedom to marry continues to grow! Yesterday, the Board of Rabbis of Greater Rhode Island announced its support for marriage equality and joined us in calling on the Rhode Island Senate to pass a marriage bill this year. The resolution supporting marriage equality was drafted last week and received "no veto" from the Board's 24 Conservative, Reform, Orthodox, and Reconstructionist Rabbis.
The Board of Rabbis issued a statement in support:
“As rabbis we believe that every human being is created in the image of God; thus it is our obligation to defend vigorously the dignity of and respect for every human being and every loving couple."
Rev. Gene Dyszlewski, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and chair of the Rhode Island Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality, thanked the Board of Rabbis for their unequivocal support of marriage for same-sex couples:
“We welcome the Board of Rabbis of Greater Rhode Island to our broad and growing coalition of leaders and laypeople from a diverse group of faith traditions. The Board is absolutely right – our shared belief that we are created in the image and likeness of God obligates us to fight for access to the unique protection and recognition of civil marriage for all loving, committed couples in Rhode Island. I am grateful for the Board’s support and look forward to working together on this critical issue.”
The Board of Rabbis joins our robust and growing coalition of faith leaders and organizations who are urging the Senate to pass the freedom to marry this year, including the Rhode Island State Council of Churches.
Click here to read more about the coalition and then urge your Senator to support marriage for all Rhode Island families.
