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'''The Manhattan Declaration''' is a [[Christian]] initiative, a statement of solidarity to speak with one voice on the most pressing moral issues of our day. In Manhattan, [[New York]] September 2009 a meeting of [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Catholic]], [[Anglican]], and [[Evangelical]] religious leaders released an early draft of the statement. In summary,

'''The Manhattan Declaration''' is a [[Christian]] initiative, organized out of a September 2009 meeting in Manhattan ([[New York City]]) among [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Catholic]], [[Anglican]], and [[Evangelical]] religious leaders.

 

The Declaration is not an [[ecumenical]] statement on any matter of theology, but a statement of solidarity to speak with one voice on the most pressing moral issues of our day. In summary,

{{cquote| We are Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christians who have united at this hour to reaffirm fundamental truths about justice and the common good, and call upon our fellow citizens, believers and non-believers alike, to join us in defending them. These truths are: (1) the sanctity of life, (2) the dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife, and (3) the rights of conscience and religious liberty.

{{cquote| We are Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christians who have united at this hour to reaffirm fundamental truths about justice and the common good, and call upon our fellow citizens, believers and non-believers alike, to join us in defending them. These truths are: (1) the sanctity of life, (2) the dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife, and (3) the rights of conscience and religious liberty.