Anti-Gay Bigot Y. A. Korff fto speak at memorial for fallen police officers in Mattapan-- June 3rd

[Ian David]

MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

Boston Police Relief Association Memorial Service

WHO: Mayor Thomas M. Menino; Boston Police Superintendent Robert P. Dunford; President of the Boston Police Relief Association (BPRA) John R. Kelly; religious leaders from the city of Boston.

WHAT: This Memorial service honors deceased members of the Boston Police Department. The event includes a march to the BPRA Memorial and a concelebrated mass by the Reverend John J. Connolly and Reverend Sean Connor.

The Memorial service will include an invocation by Grand Rabbi Y.A. Korff, a welcome by BPRA President John R. Kelly and remarks by Mayor Menino. Superintendent Dunford will carry out the Reading of the Roll. The Boston Police Honor Guard will play taps. Reverend Gregory Groover will read a benediction. The Service will conclude with a selection by the Boston Police Gaelic Column and a Pass in Review.

The Boston Police Relief Association was organized on January 13, 1871, and incorporated in 1876. It is a fraternal benefit association.

WHERE: Mount Hope Cemetery
Mattapan, MA

WHEN: Sunday, June 3, 2007
10:00 A.M.

More:
http://www.bpdnews.com/2007/06/media_advisoryphoto_opportunit_17.html



See also:

Diversity breaks with deviancy
Human Events, Jun 18, 1999 by Pearcey, J Richard

Brown and Yellow, Black and White-All Join Together to Protect Marriage From Homosexual Incursions

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Literally brown and yellow, black and white, these good folks included Iman Talil Eid, from the Islamic Center of New England; Steve Chin, the Asian-American pastor of the largest Asian Church in New England; Alveda King, the niece of Martin Luther King, Jr.; several black pastors, including the Rev. Gilbert Thompson, pastor of the largest African-American church in New England; and Roman Catholic Bishop John McNamara. The event also included a statement read by Brian Camenker, representing Grand Rabbi Y. A. Korff, head of the Hasidic Rabbinical Court for New England.

This diverse group assembled to participate in a news conference sponsored by the Massachusetts Coalition for Marriage, held prior to hearings the same day on the Massachusetts Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. As coalition organizer and President of the Massachusetts Family Institute Matt Daniels said at the beginning of the press conference, the "act is modeled on a federal law, signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996, and is similar to legislation passed in 29 other states around the country."

More:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_199906/ai_n8876578

Why does our progressive Mayor Menino and Progressive Governor Deval Patrick allow a hateful bigot like Korff to speak for our state, on our dime?