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Religious groups lead New York gay pride parade |
2007-06-25 |
Religious groups including Christians, Jews and Buddhists led the New York gay pride parade on Sunday, lending gravity to the often outrageous event that celebrates the 1969 Stonewall riots when patrons at a Greenwich Village gay bar fought back against a police raid. "We stand for a progressive religious voice," said Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of New York City's Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. "Those who use religion to advocate an anti-gay agenda I believe are blaspheming God's name." Kleinbaum, who heads the world's largest predominantly gay synagogue, and the Rev. Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, were the parade's grand marshals, waving from his-and-hers convertibles. The march took place days after the New York State Assembly passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, which Governor Eliot Spitzer supports. Although the bill is unlikely to pass the Republican-controlled state Senate any time soon, parade-goers said they were cheered by the Assembly's action. "This is one very important step toward full equality for all New Yorkers," Kleinbaum said. Tens of thousands of people attended the march, including NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg. |
Posted by:Fred |
#7 Ouch!!! You can say that again!! |
Posted by: Angeack Fillmore7403 2007-06-25 16:44 |
#6 Man - these guys are a pain in the ass! |
Posted by: GORT 2007-06-25 10:35 |
#5 Like most movements, the 'respectable face' goes up front. |
Posted by: Pappy 2007-06-25 10:20 |
#4 How presumptuous! Should not the homosexuals lead their own parade, and the religious groups who support their right to do so follow humbly behind? |
Posted by: trailing wife 2007-06-25 09:37 |
#3 What, no Muslims? |
Posted by: tu3031 2007-06-25 09:14 |
#2 Churches are a business, every single church patron is expected to give money. Gays are known to have the largest portion of disposable income. Churches that court gays may be motivated by more than religious fervor, they may also be a useful political component. They are trying to attract moderate people that find traditional religion too conservative by loosening the rules a little. But I suspect attendance and $$$ are most of it. |
Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-06-25 09:04 |
#1 Must be something in water. "Those who use religion to advocate an anti-gay agenda I believe are blaspheming God's name." Mayhaps. Apropos, what is your God's name? |
Posted by: twobyfour 2007-06-25 04:02 |