Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience

Manhattan Declaration
FoundedNovember 20, 2009
Location
Websitehttps://www.manhattandeclaration.org/

The "Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience" is a manifesto issued by Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, and evangelical Christian leaders[1][2][3] to affirm support of "the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, and religious liberty".[4] It was drafted on October 20, 2009, and released November 20, 2009, having been signed by more than 150 American religious leaders.[5] On the issue of marriage, the declaration objects not only to same-sex marriage but also to the general erosion of the "marriage culture" with the specter of divorce, greater acceptance of infidelity and the uncoupling of marriage from childbearing.[6] The declaration's website encourages supporters to sign the declaration, and it counts 551,130 signatures as of July 18, 2015.[7]

  1. ^ "Manhattan Declaration & Signers". Demossnews.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience" (PDF). November 20, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  3. ^ Apple Says "No" to Manhattan Declaration App 2.0 Archived November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ManhattanDeclaration.org. December 23, 2010
  4. ^ Manhattan Declaration website
  5. ^ "Christian leaders issue 'call of conscience'". Associated Press. November 20, 2009. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  6. ^ Boorstein, Michelle; Hamil R. Harris (November 21, 2009). "Christian leaders take issue with laws: DEFENSE OF BELIEFS URGED". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "Manhattan Declaration, signature counter". Retrieved August 11, 2014.