New Coalition Formed to Support Gay Marriage

The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that religious groups around Pennsylvania have formed a new coalition to fight the same sex marriage amendment currently pending in Harrisburg. The organization is called the Faith Coalition For Pennsylvania Families. Here's a good quote from Rosemary Coffey:

The effort to ban gay marriage through a constitutional amendment "is the attempt of one religious perspective to restrict the religious activities of others, threatening our free exercise of religion."

Babette Josephs is also quoted:

"This is reprehensible legislation," said Ms. Josephs. She said some advocates of the gay marriage ban have been spreading incorrect information by saying pastors and ministers would be forced against their will to marry same-sex couples if gay marriage is legalized. No pastor would have to conduct a ceremony he or she didn't believe in, she said.

The amendment has passed the House and is pending in the Senate. Call your State Senator and express your opposition to legalizing discrimination.