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GayPASG Note: Try to remember, religion does not trump basic civil and
human rights.
The New York Times
Religion and the Law
(1 Letter)
Letter to the Editor,
nytimes June 28, 2007
To the Editor:
“Gay Marriage, a Touchy Issue, Touches Legislators’ Emotions” (news article,
June 21) speaks of Assemblyman Dov Hikind, “who said he opposed gay marriage on
religious grounds,” echoing the religious objections expressed by some other
members of New York’s Legislature. Do we need to remind these legislators
that they took an oath of office to uphold the Constitution, not the tenets of
their religion?
If they vote according to their religious beliefs rather than their
understanding of the Constitution, they have legitimately opened the door to
being questioned about those beliefs, something that Americans have been loath
to do but that becomes necessary if their religious principles take precedence
over the Constitution.
Some religious bodies have endorsed gay marriage. Is our legislative
process then to become a fight to see which religion will dictate our laws?
Andrew Weiss
Margaretville, N.Y., June 21, 2007
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