[uua_l@uua.org: [UUA-L] UUA and Allied Faith Groups File Lawsuit to Invalidate California Proposition 8]
Wolfe Woodbury
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:43:39 -0500
Thread-Topic: UUA and Allied Faith Groups File Lawsuit to Invalidate
California Proposition 8
From: Unitarian Universalist Association <uu...@uua.org>
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Subject: [UUA-L] UUA and Allied Faith Groups File Lawsuit to Invalidate
California Proposition 8
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On November 17, 2008, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), the
Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of California (UULM-CA), and
other religious leaders and faith organizations representing millions of
members, filed a petition with the California Supreme Court asking the
Court to invalidate Proposition 8. The petition argues that Proposition
8 poses a severe threat to the guarantee of equal protection for all and
was not enacted through the constitutionally required process for such a
dramatic change to the California Constitution. The full text of the
petition is at
http://www.calchurches.org/publication_pdfs/PetitionWritMandate.pdf .
The petition is filed on behalf of the California Council of Churches,
the General Synod of the United Church of Christ, two Episcopal Bishops
(of California and Los Angeles), the Progressive Jewish Alliance, the
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, the Unitarian
Universalist Legislative Ministry of California, and the Northern and
Southern California Nevada Conferences of the United Church of Christ.
The groups are represented by Eric Isaacson, a Unitarian Universalist
attorney based in San Diego, and by Jon B. Eisenberg of Eisenberg and
Hancock, LLP, based in Oakland.
"Proposition 8 denies an entire class of citizens a basic civil
right-the freedom to marry the person of their choice" said Rev. William
G. Sinkford, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association. "Even
worse, this amendment writes discrimination into the California
Constitution. As people of conscience, we cannot permit legalized
bigotry to attack California couples and families."
The complete story on the UUA's filing in the Court can be found at
http://www.uua.org/news/newssubmissions/123881.shtml . Meanwhile, the
UUA's new video in support of marriage equality can be accessed in
multiple media formats at
http://www.uua.org/news/newssubmissions/123809.shtml .
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