Religious leaders push back against conservative Christians who “misuse religion

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Religious leaders push back against conservative Christians who "misuse religion... for hatred"


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Story by Elsie Carson-Holt (13 Sep 2024)

A coalition of religious leaders in Colorado gathered on Tuesday to endorse a ballot measure that would remove language in the state constitution banning same-sex marriage.

Although same-sex marriage is legal in Colorado since a 2014 state supreme court decision ordered clerks in the state to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples and the Supreme Court legalized marriage equality in all 50 states a year later, leaders worry that the right-dominated Supreme Court may change that, as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas suggested was possible in his opinion regarding the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Amendment J seeks to enshrine marriage equality in the state constitution by removing a constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2006, which defined marriage as only between a man and a woman.

Susy Bates, the campaign director for Freedom to Marry Colorado, told Colorado News Line on a Tuesday call that "We are one bad decision away from overturning [Obergefell]."

"If that happens, the 2006 ban would go into effect and marriage for LGBTQ couples would immediately be at risk. We have to take action now to remove the ban and ensure protections for our communities," Bates said.