In June, a group of 37 faith organizations released a joint letter – from Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim groups – calling on the U.S. Senate to pass as expeditiously as possible the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (S.811). This common-sense piece of legislation prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, with broad exemptions for religious liberty.
One of the reasons so many faith groups have publicly come out in support of ENDA is the fact that it is a profoundly moral issue: All people deserve the ability to provide for their families without having to hide who they are or worry that they will be discovered. One of the reasons we chose to issue the letter now is because of the media’s focus on those in the religious community who oppose civil rights protections for the LGBT community; they do not represent large segments of the religious community.
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