Ballot Item on Gays Denounced
Episcopal bishops of Oregon denounced a ballot proposal that calls homosexuality “wrong, unnatural and perverse” and would overturn laws in several localities barring discrimination against homosexuals.
Bishops Robert Ladehoff and Rustin Kimsey issued a pastoral letter saying the proposal, known as Measure 9, would create “an environment of suspicion and fear.” The issue is on the statewide ballot Nov. 3.
The letter urged Episcopalians to consider the matter in light of their baptismal commitment to “strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being.”
Earlier this year, the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, a statewide coalition of 16 member denominations including Roman Catholics, Orthodox Catholics and Protestants, denounced the measure.
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