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ReconcilingWorks believes that marriage matters. We believe marriage is about committed couples who want to make a lifelong promise to take care of and be responsible for each other.
Marriage is about the mutual sharing of selves. It’s a way of saying “We are family.” Married couples and their families are committed to one another in all aspects of life—in all things physical, emotional, material, spiritual—so that we become, as Genesis puts it, “one flesh.”
As Lutherans, we believe that marriage is a vocation that strengthens couples, their families, and the community. It’s both a way for God to do God’s work in people’s lives . . . and a way for people to do God’s work in the world. It’s a way for married couples and their families to mirror, as best they can, God’s total love for the world.
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See news on marriage equality from across the country.
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Minnesotan Lutherans, Have the Conversation! The Single Most Important Action you can take towards defeating the anti-marriage amendment is to start a conversation about why marriage matters with your friends, family, and the people you see every day.
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Families Valued
A Play by William Randall Beard
Families Valued weaves together the stories of more than a half a dozen gay and lesbian couples into a dramatic presentation that utilizes the power of theater to educate and transform hearts and minds. The play gives audiences a glimpse into the full range of these couples’ lives, from their falling in love, to their commitment ceremonies, to their ongoing lives together.
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In pastoral letters, policy statements, and other forms of witness, Lutheran bishops and other leaders have spoken out in favor of marriage equality and/or against changing state consitutions to prevent marriage eqaulity.
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Learn more about marriage matters
Freedom to Marry. Love + Commitment = Marriage. Freedom to Marry has a wonderful, interactive map on its home page from which you can find up-to-date information about the movement for marriage equality in each state. Also, see “Talking Talking About Marriage Equality.”
Movement Advancement Project provides a number of great resources, including “Talking About Marriage and Relationship Recognition.”
Human Rights Campaign seeks to improve the lives of LGBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law and increasing public support among all Americans.
Marriage Equality USA's purpose and focus is to end discrimination in civil marriage so that same-sex couples can enjoy the same legal and societal status as opposite-sex couples. |
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