Washington DC Actions Condemn Catholic Church Teachings which Lead to Oppression and Spiritual Violence against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals November 15, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Laura Montgomery Rutt, Media CoordinatorCell: 717.951.7712soulforcemedia@aol.com Washington, DC – Yesterday, November 14, over 250 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) individuals, and their families, friends and allies from […]
Archives for November 2000
Washington Post Article: "110 Are Arrested at National Shrine"
November 15, 2000 By Hanna RosinWashington Post Staff Writer About 110 members of a gay rights organization protesting the Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality were arrested yesterday for blocking the entrance to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, an action that coincided with a meeting of 300 U.S. Catholic bishops here this […]
Baptist Press Article: "Homosexual Group Adds Catholic Bishops to Push of Christians for Acceptance"
November 14, 2000 By Art ToalstonBaptist Press WASHINGTON (BP) — The same homosexual group that protested at the Southern Baptist Convention in June has gotten a frosty reaction from the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights for protesting at the Nov. 12-16 meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington. Commenting on […]
PlanetOut Article: "U.S. Catholic Bishops Protested"
November 14, 2000 PlanetOut News Staffhttp://www.planetout.com/pno/news/article.html?2000/11/14/4 SUMMARY: The Rainbow Sash has migrated to the U.S. to help apply a little Soulforce to pressure Roman Catholic bishops to treat lesbians and gays with Dignity. Two gay and lesbian Roman Catholic groups and two interdenominational groups of gays and lesbians and their allies are staging a series […]
Associated Press Article: "Bishops Reject Same-Sex Marriage"
November 14, 2000 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFiled at 5:46 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of national religious leaders rejected same-sex marriage in a first-of-its-kind "Christian Declaration on Marriage" issued Tuesday at the U.S. Catholic bishops’ fall conference. The declaration calls for "a stronger commitment to this holy union" and "practical ministries and influence […]
New York Times Article: "Gay Protest Planned at Bishops’ Gathering"
November 10, 2000 By GUSTAV NIEBUHRNY Times on the Web A gay rights organization that advocates nonviolent civil disobedience and has been staging demonstrations at meetings of major Christian churches around the country, plans one outside a Roman Catholic shrine in Washington next week, to coincide with a gathering of the nation’s Catholic bishops. The […]