Robin Tanner (minister)
| Robin Tanner | |
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 Robin Tanner | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Unitarian Universalism |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Education |
Rochester BA 2006 Harvard Divinity MA 2009 Pacific School of Religion PhD (2017 pending) |
Reverend Robin Noelle Tanner is an American Unitarian Universalist minister notable for her activism for the causes of religious freedom and civil rights.[1] She was lead minister at the Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church from 2010 to 2016 in Charlotte and Salisbury in North Carolina.[1] Tanner is a lesbian who married her partner in 2014 and has performed marriage services for same-sex couples.[2][3] In 2014, Tanner helped to lead an effort to sue the state of North Carolina for laws discriminating against persons for religious reasons.[4] North Carolina passed the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act act, or HB2, which banned individuals from using a public bathroom that does not match the person's biological sex, as well as prevented cities from passing rules to protect gay and transgender people from discrimination; Tanner worked to overturn this law,[5] working with a group of ministers by supporting a lawsuit against the state.[2] She is an advocate for equal opportunity,[6] voting rights for Latino and African-Americans,[7] raising the minimum wage,[8] marriage equality,[9] as well as other issues.[10] In 2016 she was called as the Minister of Worship and Outreach at the Unitarian Church in Summit, New Jersey.
References
- 1 2 TIM FUNK AND JIM MORRILL of the Charlotte Observer (April 1, 2015). "North Carolina considers Indiana-like religious objection law". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
... Robin Tanner ... said that when the country’s founders exalted religious freedom, “they understood it as religious freedom from persecution, not religious freedom to persecute.”...
- 1 2 Tim Funk (April 5, 2016). "Interfaith group of Charlotte clergy will work to overturn HB2". News & Observer. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
...Rev. Robin Tanner of Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church spoke Tuesday for the Charlotte Clergy Coalition for Justice ... The group ... pledged to do what they can to overturn North Carolina's controversial new law limiting legal protection for LGBT persons. ... Tanner, a lesbian who married her partner in 2013.
- ↑ "Supreme Court ruling draws varied reactions". Charlotte Observer. June 26, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
...“To know our civil rights can be guaranteed across these 50 states is no small measure.” – The Rev. Robin Tanner... a lesbian who married her partner last year and has married same-sex couples who attend her church....
- ↑ Michael Gordon (April 28, 2014). "United Church of Christ sues over NC ban on same-sex marriage: A group of Charlotte-area ministers has helped launch the country's first faith-based challenge to same-sex marriage, claiming in a lawsuit filed Monday that North Carolina's laws block them from practicing their religion.". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
...Other Charlotte-area clergy members who have joined them include Robin Tanner, pastor of Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church;...
- ↑ Staff writer (April 5, 2016). "Interfaith Group Will Work to Overturn HB2". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
..."We are morally outraged about this rarely used political maneuver...
- ↑ Amanda Raymond (January 17, 2016). "Truth, Healing, Hope and Equity project calls for commissioner nominations". Salisbury Post. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
...Tanner said if Salisbury wants to become a city leader, it has to start taking steps to ensure equality....
- ↑ Jane Porter (April 29, 2015). "Today, Moral Monday is back in Raleigh". IndyWeek. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
... On voting rights ... "The people must have a voice in the government ... A moratorium we demand must be placed on House Bill 589 that clearly discriminates against African American and Latino voters, against the poor and against women voters" ... -The Rev. Robin Tanner...
- ↑ Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press (May 13, 2015). "10 people seeking action on minimum wage arrested in Raleigh". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
... “If you honor the values of this democracy, ask the people if they believe we should raise the minimum wage,” said the Rev. Robin Tanner, a Unitarian Universalist...
- ↑ Gary D. Robertson of the Associated Press (February 14, 2015). "'Moral March' participants again demand changes to NC laws". Washington Times. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
... Rev. Robin Tanner, a Unitarian Universalist church pastor in Charlotte, plans a state-sanctioned wedding March 15 with her partner, the Rev. Ann Marie Alderman...
- ↑ Josh Bergeron (July 22, 2015). "Fame monument may be exempt from state law". Salisbury Post. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
... Rev. Robin Tanner ... requested documents from the city pertaining to the Salisbury monument’s history....