This is really interesting to me, because along with other friends, I have done a fair amount of advocacy work at my (Episcopal) church. The way we understand it, we can take positions that are in line with our beliefs on issues, but can't tell people to vote for particular candidates. Thus we are supporting Measure 114 here in Oregon, w…
This is really interesting to me, because along with other friends, I have done a fair amount of advocacy work at my (Episcopal) church. The way we understand it, we can take positions that are in line with our beliefs on issues, but can't tell people to vote for particular candidates. Thus we are supporting Measure 114 here in Oregon, which is a gun safety issue. We collected signatures on the marriage equality measure that would have been on the ballot had the Supreme Court not acted. However, I will never forget what Bishop Gene Robinson once said (he was the first gay bishop, that caused a lot of controversy in our denomination)--he said that if tax exemptions keep us from speaking truth to power, we should let the tax exemptions go.
This is really interesting to me, because along with other friends, I have done a fair amount of advocacy work at my (Episcopal) church. The way we understand it, we can take positions that are in line with our beliefs on issues, but can't tell people to vote for particular candidates. Thus we are supporting Measure 114 here in Oregon, which is a gun safety issue. We collected signatures on the marriage equality measure that would have been on the ballot had the Supreme Court not acted. However, I will never forget what Bishop Gene Robinson once said (he was the first gay bishop, that caused a lot of controversy in our denomination)--he said that if tax exemptions keep us from speaking truth to power, we should let the tax exemptions go.
As a fellow Episcopalian and as a fellow thinker, I agree with you and Bishop Gene Robinson totally.