Pastors Hesitant to Comment on SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling

By: American Decency Staff

Public reaction from pastors to the United States Supreme Court's decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8 was sparse and came slowly on Wednesday and did not include as many opinions as seen in the rapid-fire response by the general conservative Christian population.

Many conservative Christian leaders, who mostly do not represent specific churches, immediately denounced the decisions to strike down a key provision in DOMA that would allow legally married gay couples to receive the same tax, health and retirement benefits as other married couples, and also pave the way for gay marriage to resume in California.

"Today's ruling opens the door for inevitable intolerance towards people of faith who repudiate bigotry, defend the image of God in all human beings and also believe that marriage is a sacred union defined by Him," said Samuel Rodriguez, who is both a California pastor and president of the National Hispanic Leadership Conference.

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