Jewish Dems Laud Obama’s Support for Marriage Equality

NJDC — May 9, 2012 – 3:04 pm | Barack Obama | Civil Rights | Domestic Policy Comments (0) Add a comment

The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) enthusiastically applauded President Barack Obama’s expression of support for marriage equality this afternoon.

“On behalf of NJDC’s board, staff, and membership, I am pleased that the President has made a decisive statement in support of marriage equality,” said NJDC Chair Marc R. Stanley. “From working to end the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy to ending the Federal Government’s defense of the unjust Defense of Marriage Act, this President has demonstrated an unmatched record of progress in favor of equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans. President Obama has admirably continued to demonstrate the values of tikkun olam in his work to make America a better place for all Americans. I am truly proud of President Obama and know that so many others in the Jewish community share my feelings.”

“To put it plainly, the vast majority of American Jews are behind the President in support of marriage equality,” commented NJDC President and CEO David A. Harris. “In recent decades, many of our community’s mainstream institutions have worked to welcome and include gays and lesbians—to the point where it is now a widely accepted norm, with certain Jewish clergy routinely performing same-sex marriages. But perhaps most notably, the recent poll released by the Public Religion Research institute found that at least 81% of American Jews support marriage equality—showing that grassroots American Jewry, our communal institutions, and now the President are united on this important civil rights issue.”

Selected data points from the Public Religion Research Institute’s (PRRI) survey of Jewish values can be viewed here.

Data from the PRRI survey regarding marriage equality can be viewed here. 

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