[lbo-talk] Re: lbo-talk Digest, Vol 35, Issue 73

[Tim Francis-Wright]

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
> In the USA, some of the roles of social democratic parties are now
> played, when played at all, by a combination of (A) mainline
> Protestant denominations, such as the Presbyterian Church (USA), the
> Episcopal Church, the United Methodist Church, the United Church of
> Christ, and so on (reinforced by smaller but like-minded religious
> denominations without creeds, like the the Society of Friends, the
> Unitarian Universalist Association, etc.), (B) Black churches, and (C)
> pro-Latino Catholic priests and lay leaders.

Of these groups, the only ones who are marrying gays and lesbians in 
Massachusetts are the Episcopal Church, the United Church of Christ, 
and the Unitarian Universalists.  (The Union of Reform Judaism is, as 
well, and
some Quaker meetings might be, too.)  The Episcopal Church really 
deserves an asterisk here, because many diocese, both in the US and 
abroad, are scandalized by how friendly the Massachusetts diocese is 
to gays and lesbians.

The Presbyterians and Methodists, the historically Black churches, and 
the
pro-Latino Catholics are hardly fulfilling any sort of vanguard role here.

--tim francis-wright  //  [imagine a witty sig file here]