An Endorsement For Roy Herron

By Kleinheider Posted on November 18, 2009 at 8:05 am

From the blog of Nashville’s gay newspaper:

Some gay and lesbian voters may be reluctant to consider voting for Herron because of his religiosity. In his book, God and Politics, he writes, “I do, however, write–and serve–out of my own faith, and I pray my experiences will be useful to other Christians confronting questions about politics and public service.”

Senator Herron (pictured to the right) is the founding co-chair of FaithfulDemocrats, an online community of Christian Democrats who are committed to the Gospel and to the common good.

Gay and lesbian voters tend to support a fundamental separation of church and state, but Senator Herron unapologetically serves in public office as a Christian.

However, I do not believe that Senator Herron’s religiosity will be a negative trait to GLBT voters because he is affiliated with the United Methodist Church, which has an open and accepting policy toward GLBT congregants.

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