Rally planned to affirm court decision
St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave., will host a rally Monday to affirm the U.S. Supreme Court’s Friday decision that allows same-sex couples to marry.
The Wingspan Multi-Faith Working Group has invited religious leaders and elected officials to speak on the history of LGBT rights and the role of the progressive faith community in that cause. The event runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Leaders from St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church and Congregation or Chadash will speak, along with state Rep. Victoria Steele and Tucson Councilwoman Karin Uhlich.
The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona applauded the Supreme Court decision, but faith communities are still divided. Bishop Gerald Kicanas of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson released a statement Friday acknowledging that the decision does not correspond with the Catholic Church’s teaching of marriage as “a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman” but “reflects a changing attitude in our country...” The statement added that “Since the Church believes that every person is made in the image of God, it follows that each person is to be treated with dignity and respect.”
For more information on the rally, visit facebook.com/InterfaithCommunities. To read the complete statement by Kicanas, visit diocesetucson.org.
Mindfulness is topic
of downtown retreat
Empty Mountain Sangha, a secular Zen Buddhist community, will offer its third, quarterly “day of mindfulness” on July 11.
“Transforming Bad Circumstances into the Path of Awakening,” a one-day retreat at Empty Mountain Sangha Hall, 148 S. Fourth Ave., will explore finding freedom from “internalized victimization,” according to press materials.
The event begins at 8 a.m. with a second, 9:30 a.m. entry. The $15 retreat includes a yoga practice, but attendees should bring a bagged lunch. Register by July 8.
For more information or to register, visit eventsbot.com/events/eb576819068
