Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Denounces HB2354
Posted by Matt Yonke (March 20, 2009 at 4:24 pm)
His Eminence Iakovos, Metropolitan of the Greek Othodox Metropolis of Chicago, has issued a letter [PDF] letter to be read in every Church in the Metropolis this Sunday denouncing HB2354 and urging all the Christians to take action against the bill.
In his letter, the Metropolitan says:
It is high time for Christians to raise their own voices to demand their elected officials attend to the “weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith.” Perhaps those who want this bill believe we will be distracted by the economic crisis facing our nation and affecting many of us personally.
We must resist the temptation, especially during this Lenten season, to neglect this matter as “someone else’s problem.” None of us wants the government to come between us and our doctor. We should likewise not want the government to come between health care workers and their God. If we allow one step, we will never prevent the next.
Praise God for Church leaders like Metropolitan Iakovos.