CLERICS DEMONSTRATE FOR SSM: From the Seattle Times

They stood shoulder to shoulder, men and women, gay and straight, their robes blending to represent the colors of the rainbow.

Dozens of religious leaders from various faiths and denominations gathered yesterday in downtown Seattle in a show of support for gay marriage.

At Plymouth Congregational Church they sang "We Shall Overcome" and later marched, placards bobbing through the streets, to the King County Administration Building. There they presented a statement of support for same-sex marriage that was signed by 158 religious leaders from across the state. ...

The actions of yesterday's religious leaders--Christian, Jewish, Buddhist--were in contrast to a demonstration more than a week ago by another group of clergy, who gathered downtown to denounce gay marriage. ...

David Strong, a pastor at Community Church of Joy in Seattle, said those who oppose gay unions echo ghostly reminders of a past era.

As a black man, he said, he remembers the searing images from the civil-rights movement, "bigots on TV talking about the destruction of the social fabric, the destruction of society, destruction of the country as we know it."

"Historically, people have used the Bible as a weapon of oppression," he said. "I read the Bible and I see my freedom."

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