The equal marital rights resources are a variety of articles and background materials for advocating equal marital rights for same-sex couples. These materials were originally part of the Equal Marital Rights Packet developed in 1999 and are excellent discussion-starters for local churches and other groups engaging in dialogue about securing equality under the law for same gender couples.

Equal Marital Rights Resources

Complete Resource Packet:
A Equal Marital Rights Resource Packet - Complete [PDF]

Individual Articles from the Resource Packet

Call to Dialogue
A Call to Dialogue: Pastoral Letter from UCC Conference Ministers [PDF]

UCC Actions Related to Marriage
UCC General Synod 21 Resolution: Fidelity and Integrity in all Covenanted Relationships [PDF]
Affirming and Strengthening Marriage [PDF]
UCC Instrumentality Resolutions on Equal Marriage Rights [PDF]

The Civil Rights of Marriage
Equality is right. Discrimination is wrong! [PDF]
Civil Marriage: What's at Stake? Legal/Economic Protections [PDF]
The General Accounting Office Report on Federal Laws Involving Marriage [PDF]
1999 Anti-Marriage Bills Status Report [PDF]
Same Sex Marriage Rights: A Timeline (1970-1998) [PDF]
Let Them Wed: Editorial from The Economist [PDF]
Why the Federal "Defense of Marriage" Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional [PDF]
Constitutional and Legal Defects in H. R. 3396 and S. 1740, the Proposed Federal Legislation on Marriage and the Constitution [PDF]
The Law of Interstate Marriage Recognition [PDF]
Real Lives, Real Issues [PDF]

The Church and Same Gender Marriage
The Prior Question: A Theological Basis for Blessing Same Gender Covenants [PDF]
Relationships: Blessed and Blessing [PDF]
The Church and Covenant Relationship: Moving Toward a Renewed Understanding [PDF]
Emotional and Psychological Consideration [PDF]
It's About Commitment [PDF]
Scenes from a Gay Marriage [PDF]
A Local Church Celebrates a Covenant of Union [PDF]
Same Sex Couples in the Congregation [PDF]
Sermons [PDF]

Bibliography
Bibliography [PDF]