A letter of support and a statement of affirmation for the enactment of same-sex marriage laws, signed by respected leaders of the Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Christian and Unitarian communities.

Prior to Canada expanding existing Secular Civil Marriage Laws to include same-sex couples, opponents claimed that religious groups were under “attack.”

To highlight the fact that not all members of select religious communities felt threatened by this proposed law, a coalition of religious groups formed to support the measure. This is a statement of their views toward the proposed (and since passed) law. It eloquently describes why fears of religious persecution are without merit.