UUP Congregation Unanimously Passes Resolution Opposing Proposition 8

Members of UUP unanimously passed the following resolution opposing Proposition 8 on Sunday, September 7.


Resolution of the Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma
In congregational meeting September 7, 2008


Whereas the State of California’s Supreme Court ruled in the summer of 2008 that marriage is a constitutional right for all; and

Whereas Proposition 8 on the November 2008 California ballot would take away that right for same-sex couples; and

Whereas our Unitarian Universalist principles include an affirmation of the inherent worth and dignity of every person; and

Whereas the inherent worth and dignity is demonstrated in the love of people of all sexual orientations for others; and

Whereas marriage is a manifestation of that inherent worth and dignity; and

Whereas debate about legally recognized marriage to same-sex couples has focused on the objections of certain religious communities, while the Unitarian Universalist Association has adopted numerous resolutions over the last twenty-six years supporting equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons, including support of Ceremonies of Union between members of the same sex;

Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma strongly oppose the passage of Proposition 8, and that we will lend our name to the rolls of those opposed, and encourage our members and friends to work toward the defeat of Proposition 8.

Witnessed: