October 3 – December 9, 2000 Soulforce originally called for volunteers last fall, and 35 of you responded. But there’s room for more. Soulforce volunteers planning to spend the week, October 3-7, should plan to arrive on Monday afternoon, October 2, for dinner and a Habit for Humanity briefing at the First Christian Church, our […]
Archives for July 2000
Come Build with Soulforce – Habitat for Humanity
July 18, 2000 Hello, friends! Diana Westbrook here. I know you must be wondering how the plans are coming along. There hasn’t been much to report till now, but suddenly things are really swinging into gear. Most important, the dates now are set: October 3-7 (Tuesday through Saturday), along with subsequent Saturdays through December 9 […]
PlanetOut Article: "73 Arrests at Episcopal Demo"
PlanetOut News StaffWednesday, July 5, 2000 / 12:07 AM SUMMARY: For the third time this year, gays and lesbians get locked up to convince a major denomination not to lock them out of the church. The ten-day 73rd General Convention of the 2.4-million-member Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA) began July 5 in Denver, and gay crusader […]
Chicago Free Press Article: "Soulforce Protests Episcopalians"
July 5, 2000 Chicago Free Press (glbt)By Louis Weisberg, Staff writer The Episcopal Church (USA) became the latest Christian denomination to hold a public wrestling match with homosexuality when representatives of the church gathered in Denver July 5 for a 10-day convention. The 2.4-million-member ECUSA has an unofficial policy of allowing each diocese to decide […]
Remarks Written for the Soulforce Press Conference, Denver, CO
July 4, 2000 GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCHThe Rev. Dr. George F. RegasRector Emeritus, All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA I.We are here today to say the debate is over. The fact that bishops, priests and laity are here in Denver at this General Convention to debate once again whether gay and lesbian persons are […]