Religious groups used scare tactics, and a lot of money, to sway the vote on Prop. 8—so why are some of their leaders being welcomed at the “progressive” table?
Peter Laarman
Peter Laarman is a United Church of Christ minister who served as senior minister of New York’s Judson Memorial Church and then as executive director of LA’s Progressive Christians Uniting before retiring in 2014. He remains deeply involved in national and regional social justice projects touching on race, class, and religion.