Withholding Tithes/Offerings Strategy Announced on Dr. King’s Birthday Soulforce Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Laura Montgomery RuttEmail: soulforcemedia@aol.com717-951-7712 Laguna Beach – In a declaration made today to its members, Soulforce announced its intention to mobilize thousands of people of faith to withhold tithes and offerings from churches that oppress gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people through […]
Archives for January 2001
Rome Photos: Day 4 (2 of 2)
Jimmy Creech, chair of the board of Soulforce, Rev. Mel White, executive director, are led in singing "Marciamo Nella Luce di Dio", the Italian words to "Marching in the Light of God", which we have learned this week in Rome. JD Sebastian leads the group on his guitar, as he has all week long. We […]
Rome Photos: Day 4 (1 of 2)
We all wrote emergency contact numbers on our arms in ink so we’d have the numbers of our Italian contact and attorney in the event of arrest. We walked from the hotel to St. Peter’s in small groups in case the police tried to stop us from arriving for our vigil. Mike carried one of […]
Epiphany Saturday, January 6, 2001 – Today, Soulforce and Dignity/USA made history together
Rome Never before has a delegation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered people and our allies held a demonstration inside St. Peter’s Square. In fact, never in recent decades has there been any kind of demonstration in this amazing place. The Vatican has an ancient corcordat with Rome to prevent any kind of protest from taking […]
Rome Photos: Day 3
JD Sebastian leads Soulforcers and members of Dignity USA in the singing of "Marching in the Light of God" as they arrive for Friday’s demonstration at the Vatican in St. Peter’s Square. We stand, bearing gifts to be taken to a battered women’s shelter, as a crowd gathers around us. Members of Soulforce and Dignity/USA […]
Rome, Italy: Day Three – January 5, 2001
Today’s update has been written by Judy Osborne, Seattle, and Diana Westbrook, Richmond, Va., because the events of the day occurred in so many different locales that it was impossible for one person to be everywhere. The sun shone on all Soulforcers the entire day, no matter where they happened to be. It was a […]