Manhattan Declaration 2009 - Sign Up!

I like this Christian initiative, called the Manhattan Declaration.  The statement was crafted by Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, and Evangelical religious leaders in Manhattan in late September, 2009.  Go here to add your name to the  statement, which has 196,490 signers.   

A Call of Christian Conscience

Christians, when they have lived up to the highest ideals of their faith, have defended the weak and vulnerable and worked tirelessly to protect and strengthen vital institutions of civil society, beginning with the family.

We are Orthodox, Catholic, and evangelical Christians who have united at this hour to reaffirm fundamental truths about justice and the common good, and to call upon our fellow citizens, believers and non-believers alike, to join us in defending them. These truths are:

1. the sanctity of human life
2. the dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife
3. the rights of conscience and religious liberty.

Inasmuch as these truths are foundational to human dignity and the well-being of society, they are inviolable and non-negotiable. Because they are increasingly under assault from powerful forces in our culture, we are compelled today to speak out forcefully in their defense, and to commit ourselves to honoring them fully no matter what pressures are brought upon us and our institutions to abandon or compromise them. We make this commitment not as partisans of any political group but as followers of Jesus Christ, the crucified and risen Lord, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

I like very much the coming together of so many Christian denominations, and I especially like the three topics which they have chosen: sanctity of life, sanctity of marriage, and religious freedom.  Bulwarks of our civilization, well worth defending and promoting, without apology.

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Comments

[Barry Hoffman]

time to stand up

[Rajeev Kumar]

How about defending against false prophets like Muhammad and supporting those who criticize against this hateful ideology. Christian and Jewish unity is needed for that too.

[baer]

interesting subject i will keep on following