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A guest post from our friends over at the Religious Institute, a multifaith organization dedicated to advocating for sexual health, education, and justice in faith communities and society. The following was written by Tim Palmer, the Religious Institute's Director of Communications and Outreach.
It's bad enough that religious conservatives are still managing to do their dirty work — like sneaking more federal money for abstinence-only education into health reform, passing new abortion restrictions in Oklahoma, and taking back marriage equality in California and Maine. But what is particularly galling is when this crowd claims to speak for all people of faith, when they don't speak for people like us.
That's why the Religious Institute has launched the Faithful Voices Network, a multifaith movement of people of faith who support comprehensive sexuality education, reproductive justice, and full inclusion of women and LGBT people in faith communities and society.
The Religious Institute was created in 2001 to raise a faithful and progressive voice around sexuality and religion. Since then, we have built a national network of clergy and religious professionals who support our work. Now, the Faithful Voices Network will expand our outreach to the "people in the pews" — individuals who want to hear more about sexual justice from the pulpit, and may be more progressive on issues like marriage equality, abortion rights and sex education than their own faith leaders are.
The Faithful Voices Network will raise a progressive voice from the grassroots.
Take this pledge today: "As a person of faith, I support sexual health, education and justice in faith communities and society." And spread the word among your family and friends.
Tell the world that the religious right doesn't speak for us.
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