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Marriage and Religious Freedom

The promotion and protection of marriage—the union of one man and one woman as husband and wife—is a matter of the common good and serves the wellbeing of the couple, of children, of civil society and all people.  The meaning and value of marriage precedes and transcends any particular society, government, or religious community.  It is a universal good and the foundational institution of all societies.  It is bound up with the nature of the human person as male and female, and with the essential task of bearing and nurturing children.

Marriage and Religious Freedom: Fundamental Goods That Stand or Fall Together

An Open Letter from Religious Leaders in the United States to All Americans —
Marriage and Religious Freedom: Fundamental Goods That Stand or Fall Together

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Bishop Bradosky joins American religious leaders in defending marriage and religious freedom

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Free Exercise of Religion: Putting Beliefs into Practice

An Open Letter from Religious Leaders in the United States to All Americans

The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), authored and issued “Free Exercise of Religion: Putting Beliefs into Practice,” an open letter to all Americans voicing opposition to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) contraceptive mandate and pleading for its retraction. Twenty-four religious leaders joined President Harrison in signing the letter, which was issued June 21, 2012.

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