Title:
New Yorkers of Faith: Please contact Reverend Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr.
Message:
This is a special alert that we are sending out to New Yorkers to
ask those of you who identify as people of faith to take action. The
legislature likely returns to session on Monday, November 29, and we are at a key
moment in the fight to pass medical marijuana legislation in New York. The
linchpin to this effort and a vote we need is South Bronx Senator Ruben Diaz,
Sr. (D), who is also a Pentecostal minister. Rev. Diaz’s faith is very
important to him, and he often couches his voting decisions in the language of
his faith, so it is important for him to know New Yorkers of faith want him to vote
for medical marijuana.
If you identify as
a person of faith, please call and e-mail Sen. Diaz and ask him, in the
language of your own faith and spirituality, to vote for S. 8427, medical
marijuana legislation, in the special session. Please be respectful of Rev. Diaz in
the language that you use, and couch your appeal in terms that you think will
be effective with him. As a Pentecostal minister, the words of the Bible are
meaningful to him, and you can emphasize the Biblical values of compassion and
caring for the sick.
Since each person connects with their faith in a different way,
please add to the Biblical quotes in the call and e-mail scripts to tell your
story of why your religiously-based moral values inspire you to
support medical marijuana legislation.
Please do not let this last opportunity to help seriously ill
patients slip away. Please pass this on to your friends of
faith, and otherwise spread the word before it is too late. We must not let another year go by with patients
criminalized for treating their illnesses.
Thank you for your support and compassion.
