Same-sex marriage
Churches in the UCC can solemnize same-sex unions.[31] The
resolution "In support of equal marriage rights for all",
supported by an estimated 80 percent of delegates to the church's 2005 General
Synod, made the United
Church of Christ the first major
Christian deliberative body in the U.S. to endorse "equal marriage rights
for all people, regardless of gender," and still the largest Christian
denominational entity in the U.S. supporting same-sex marriage.
The resolution was one of 32 actions by
General Synod and other national bodies, beginning in 1969, which support civil
rights for LGBT citizens and urge their full inclusion in the life of the
church. The UCC's "Open and Affirming"
movement, funded by the UCC Coalition, is
the largest LGBT-welcoming-church program in the world with more than 1,100
congregations and 275,000 members.[32]
On April 28, 2014, the UCC filed a lawsuit against the state
North Carolina for not permitting same-sex marriage; this lawsuit is America's
first faith-based challenge to same-sex marriage bans.[33][34][35] In the
lawsuit, the church argues that prohibiting same sex-marriages violates the
freedom of religion, as the ban which would prohibit these unions would force
ministers in favor of same-sex marriages to not act on their beliefs.
Same-sex marriage is not supported by some UCC
congregations, although the practice is rapidly gaining ground.[32]
Opponents included the Iglesia Evangelica Unida de Puerto Rico (United
Evangelical Church of Puerto Rico) which voted by a 3–1 margin to withdraw from
the UCC after the 2005 General Synod vote.[36] The Biblical Witness Fellowship, a small
conservative evangelical organization within the denomination, opposes the
denomination's growing support for same-sex relationships.
Same-sex
marriage
Clifford S.
Asness supported same-sex marriage in New York, a leadership council
member for the Robin Hood Foundation, and is a director at the International
Rescue Committee.
Note: Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation, and
the International Rescue Committee.
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Michelle Obama is
an advocate for the ONE Campaign, and was a lawyer at Sidley Austin
LLP.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
William M. Daley
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a trustee at the Third
Way, and was the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Daniel S. Loeb
was a trustee at the Third Way, and supported same-sex marriage in
New York.
Newton N. Minow
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an
intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and a parishioner at the Trinity United
Church of Christ (Chicago).
Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago) is a
member of the United Church of Christ.
Trumpeter Newsmagazine is a publication for
the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
Louis Farrakhan was awarded the 2007 Jeremiah
Wright Jr. Trumpeter award from the Trumpeter Newsmagazine, the
organizer for the Million Man March, and the acting head for the Nation
of Islam.
Common
is a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago), and
his producer is Kanye West.
Kanye West is Common’s
producer, married to Kim Kardashian, and a William Morris Endeavor
Entertainment client.
Kim Kardashian is
married to Kanye West, a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client,
and was Bruce Jenner’s step-daughter.
Ari Emanuel is the
co-CEO & director for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, and Rahm
I. Emanuel’s brother.
Rahm I. Emanuel
is Ari Emanuel’s brother, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago,
the Chicago (IL) mayor, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack
Obama administration.
Bruce Jenner was Kim
Kardashian’s step-father, and is now called Caitlyn a Transgender.
Jenner Graces Cover of Vanity Fair
Jenner
detailed her transition in a two-hour tell-all 20/20
interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer last
month, in which she said she had “always been confused” about her gender
identity.
Diane Sawyer was
an anchor for the ABC News, and a director at the Robin Hood
Foundation.
Clifford S.
Asness was a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation,
supported same-sex marriage in New York, and is a director at the International
Rescue Committee.
Mellody L. Hobson
is a contributor for the ABC News, and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Commercial Club of
Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
William M. Daley
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a trustee at the Third
Way, and was the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Daniel S. Loeb
was a trustee at the Third Way, and supported same-sex marriage in
New York.
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