Refuse to Sign
The Refuse to Sign Campaign seeks the separation of church and state by advocating equal marriage rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation, by encouraging faith communities, and their leaders, not to sign state-issued marriage licenses.
04.09.2009
Rev. John Tamilio III
John Tamilio, III

The government needs to stay out of the marriage business. Churches, synagogues, and mosques need to stay out of the civil union business.

04.04.2009
Rev. Patrick Nicolino
Rev. Patrick Nicklino

if I cannot offer equal spirituality and rituals to all people then I cannot offer God’s love to only a portion of the people of God.

04.04.2009
Rev. Tricia Gilbert
Rev. Patricia Gilbert

Have you ever considered the fact that clergy have been acting as agents of the state by signing marriage licenses?

04.04.2009
A Resolution Whose Time Has Come

“Refuse To Sign” is a resolution whose time has come – for our Pilgrim people, for everyone. How can we say “all are welcome” and then turn around and deny certain people human rights? I am so grateful to be among such a caring, compassionate church family.
Jeff Woodard

04.04.2009
Officiating Weddings

What my fellow UCC clergy and I will no longer be doing is collaborating with the state of Oregon in a policy of discrimination that grants over 1,140 specific civil rights and benefits to heterosexual couples, while denying those civil rights and benefits to gay and lesbian couples.

04.04.2009
Why I support the Refuse to Sign Campaign

To force those who have been called to serve God and their congregation to behave in a manner that goes against their beliefs is inappropriate.