Alameda pastor plays role in Anti-8 suit

[davidinalameda]

this is my church and my minister!

http://www.theislandofalameda.com/2009/02/1304/

When the suit seeking to overturn Proposition 8 heads into oral arguments before the California Supreme Court on March 5, the judge handling the case will have the words of local pastor the Rev. Laura Rose to consider.

Rose, senior pastor of the First Congregational Church on Central Avenue, is part of a group of clergy and congregations from California and beyond that submitted a “friend of the court” brief to support the case.

The brief argues that Proposition 8, which effectively overturns a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage, establishes an illegal preference for religions that discriminate against same-sex couples and that it interferes with their ability to practice their religion by forcing them to do the same.

“The primary harm that will be induced if Proposition 8 is not nullified is that we will be perpetuating a separate and unequal system of rights and privileges that negatively (a)ffects the economic, not to mention the psychological well(-)being of same-gender couples and families,” Rose is quoted as saying in the brief.

[Critters2]

1. Is she UCC? nt

[Fridays Child]

2. Yes.

http://www.fccalameda.org/

[Critters2]

4. Good to know. I'm a UCC pastor, too. Thank her for me! nt

[davidinalameda]

6. her email is on this page

her email is on this page

http://www.fccalameda.org/html/contact_us.html

[Betsy Ross]

3. Another Alameda DUer!

West End.

[davidinalameda]

5. I'm by South Shore

or the Alameda Town Center or whatever they're calling it right now