Statement from the Rev. William G. Sinkford on the Failed Federal
Marriage Amendment
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| The Rev. William G. Sinkford |
(June 6, 2006) UUA 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."
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