Tonight, I, a nice Jewish boy from an Orthodox family in Brooklyn, did something I rarely, if ever do.
I went to church.
Grace Cathedral, a huge, Gothic Episcopalian church that sits high atop San Francisco's Nob Hill, held an interfaith prayer vigil to overturn Prop 8 (the CA gay marriage ban)
Tomorrow morning at 10AM, the State Supreme Court will issue it's ruling.
There were many yarmulkas in church tonight. There was also a woman of the Sikh faith who spoke quite eloquently. A Buddhist Monk led a chant.
Christian pastors, Catholic priests and lesbian rabbis all spoke for equality and unity.
Gay & lesbian couples spoke of the health and inheritance benefits that were denied to them because of Prop 8 and because of DOMA (The Defense of Marriage Act).
There was a prayer for chilren and families.
There was also a prayer of forgiveness towards those who preach hate and seek divisness.
It was a beautiful night in church.
The LGBT community needs more of this kind of Unity.
Tune in tomorrow at 10AM.
"Testify to Love"
from tonight's service at Grace Cathedral:
For As Long As I Shall Live
I Will Testify to Love
I'll be a Witness in the Silences
When Words Are Not Enough
With Every Breath I Take
I Will Give Thanks to God Above
For As Long As I Shall Live
I Will Testify to Love
David Alex Nahmod
SF CA
May 2009
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Now I remember why the Episcopal church was the church of my mother and her mother - the only church I ever attended that was as truly inclusive as the Christian doctrine purports to be.
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