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PORTLAND, Ore. A Catholic organization has decided to cut off long-standing funding to a Portland, Oregon, immigrant rights group over its affiliation with an organization that supports same-sex marriage.
Voz Workers Rights Education lost a $75,000 grant in June from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. The group is the anti-poverty program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The Catholic Campaign said it asked Voz to cut ties with the National Council of La Raza, a Latino civil rights organization that endorses marriage equality.
After Voz refused, it self-disqualified itself from the funding process.
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/07/immigrant-rights-group-loses-catholic-funds-over-gay-marriage-affiliation/
RKP5637
(67,030 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)(Who Would Jesus Cut Funds From)
Here is the link for VOZ' online fundraiser to make up for the funding cut: http://www.gofundme.com/ars538
William769
(55,124 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)I posted this story on Facebook too. Thank you for sharing it.
progressoid
(49,824 posts)Yes, the Catholic church gets a lot of our money for "charity". $2.9 Billion a year as I recall. 62% of their charity budget.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)The Bishops, no less. They should just call them Capos and have done with it.
KinMd
(966 posts)William769
(55,124 posts)But being on the right side is never the wrong thing to do.
One of these days the Catholic church will figure that out.
KinMd
(966 posts)William769
(55,124 posts)Given your comment.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)A group with no official opinion on same-sex marriage loses funding because they refuse to disassociate with a group that does.
And yet people still love Pope Photo-Op.
The sooner the Catholic Church goes the the way of the Dodo, the better off civilization will be.
Sid