Gay marriage has Baptist support

The Alliance of Baptists has adopted a statement in favor of same-sex marriage.

“(W)e of the Alliance of Baptists decry the politicization of same-sex marriage in the current presidential contest and other races for public office,” the group declared in a brief statement adopted April 17 at its annual meeting in Dayton, Ohio.

“We specifically reject the proposed amendments to the Constitution of the United States and state constitutions that would enshrine discrimination against sexual minorities and define marriage in such a way as to deny same-sex couples a legal framework in which to provide for one another and those entrusted to their care.”
The Alliance statement also affirmed the group’s support for “the rights of all citizens to full marriage equality.”

(RNS)