5:25 PM Eastern - Monday, November 16, 2009

Local Faith Community Gathers Outside Sen. Lieberman's Connecticut Home

On Sunday, members of the Connecticut faith community staged a candlelight vigil outside Sen. Joe Lieberman's home in Connecticut. The Stamford Advocate reported, "clergy from several religious dominations prayed in three languages outside the fourth-term senator's home, surrounded by a crowd the Fire Marshal's Office estimated to number nearly 500."

Members of the local faith community held the vigil after being turned down several times trying to meet with Sen. Lieberman about health care reform.

Those gathered outside declared that "health care is a fundamental human right" and asked Senator Lieberman "What is it you stand for?" They urged Sen. Lieberman to search his conscience, and reconsider his pledge to support for a Republican filibuster of health care reform. Thanks to FireDogLake for early reporting on this story.

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