Marriage Equality is a Basic Human Right says New Thought Spiritual Leader “Everyone is equal in the eyes of God”
Marriage equality is a basic human right, says Dr. Kenn Gordon, spiritual leader to more than 250,000 adherents worldwide of the New Thought philosophy known as Religious Science. “This is a spiritual question, not a political one. Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decisions are important steps toward the ultimate goal of full marriage equality. It is inane for us to put laws forward in our social contract like marriage and say it is OK for some but not for everyone. Everyone is equal in the eyes of God. We believe that love is the foundation of all major religious philosophies, and therefore we support the expression of love in same-sex couples and the right of same-sex couples to marry.”
He adds, “Religious Science endeavors to get to the spiritual truth of the matter and through that lens we see that marriage equality is about human and civil rights. It is not up to a court to deny basic human rights to anyone.”
Begun in 1924 by Dr. Ernest Holmes, Religious Science, also known as Science of Mind, was founded on the belief that all individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Gordon notes that from the beginning, a large percentage of adherents and ministers within the Centers have identified as LGBT and that continues today.
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