Tuesday, February 07, 2012

A Quote By

Rt. Rev. Greg Rickel, VIII Bishop of Olympia, Washington, on the legitimacy of gay marriage (Washington state is on the verge of approving gay marriage legislatively):

“It seems to me we have held our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters in a “catch-22.”  We say they cannot live up to our value because they cannot be married, or even blessed in their union.  While many of them have begged for this, it is still not possible.    What they ask of us, the church and the government, is to put boundaries around their relationship, to hold them in the same regard and with the same respect, which would also mean that we expect the same from them.  They are not asking for special treatment.  They are asking for equal treatment.   They are asking to be accountable, as a couple, in community.  To me, this is a conservative proposal.  I am for it, and I hope we will finally make way for this to happen, not only in our society, but also in our church.”

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