10/19/02 Dear Soulforce volunteers: Here is the preliminary schedule for our Sunday program. Since many of your are "veterans," we’re creating a split schedule – one for those who are new to Soulforce while, for experienced Soulforce volunteers, an opportunity to greet the Bishops as they start arriving at the Hyatt Hotel on Sunday afternoon. […]
Archives for October 2002
Tensions in Lynchburg Grow as October 25-27 Weekend Approaches
Pro-Gay Events Planned to Empower People of Lynchburg * Falwell’s National Liberty Journal Denounces Soulforce Events as Vile and Destructive * Anti-Gay Rev. Fred Phelps Plans to Protest MEDIA ALERT – October 17, 2002For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592email: soulforcemedia@aol.com (Lynchburg, VA) – Human rights activists from across the country will be attending a […]
DC 2002 – Alert #2
10/10/02 Dear D.C. Volunteers: We’re only a month away from our direct action in Washington, D.C. and our leadership team is hard at work finalizing the plans. Given that recent new reports suggest that the Vatican is about to ban gay priests, we’ve decided to return to our theme from our trip to the Vatican […]
Soulforce Announces Weekend "Out and About in Lynchburg"
Events Include First-ever Pride Festival Intended to Make Lynchburg More "Gay-Friendly" Press Release – October 8, 2002For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592email: soulforcemedia@aol.com Hundreds of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and allied Soulforce supporters and friends from across the nation will gather October 25 – 27, 2002 in Lynchburg, VA, home of far right televangelist […]
Mel’s Second Letter to Jerry
October 5, 2002 The Rev. Jerry Falwell, Senior PastorThomas Road Baptist Church701 Thomas RoadLynchburg, VA 24502 Dear Jerry, Almost a month has passed since Gary and I moved into our little cottage across from Thomas Road Baptist Church. And though we, too, were surprised by the media coverage of our move, every print, radio, and […]