Lutheran Bishop says marriage equality is "Basic Matter of Fairness"

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Note from GLAAD

Lutherans have come out to support marriage equality in Minnesota, Maryland, Maine, and Washington. The following is a quote from Richard Graham, Bishop of the Metro DC Synod, which includes parts of Maryland.

Ross Murray, Director of News and Faith Initiatives at GLAAD

What is on the ballot this year is a question that has been crafted with the intention of assuring that religious institutions and religious people are not required to participate in same-gender weddings that offend their consciences. In fact, pastors and priests always have the right not to marry couples for any reason...This question seems to me to involve a basic matter of fairness I believe that our ELCA social statement on human sexuality allows for principled voting both for and against this question. I believe that positions we have taken in our synod place us squarely in support of Question 6. I personally support this question.