***************************************************************Soulforce Press Release: November 29, 2004For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592(media only) laura@soulforce.org*************************************************************** (Lynchburg, VA) On December 1 – 3, 2004, Rev. Beth Stroud will be facing a trial in the United Methodist Church, not for what she did, but for who she is. Rev. Stroud is a minister at First United Methodist Church […]
Archives for November 2004
Direct Action at Annual Meeting of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, DC
Soulforce, Inc. Continues Two Prong Campaign To Stop Roman Catholic Church Leaders’ Attacks against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals and Couples **********************************Media Alert: November 12, 2004 For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell 717-278-0592********************************** (Lynchburg, VA) – In response to continued attacks against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) individuals and couples, over 50 Soulforce […]
Action Alert: November 11, 2004
SPIRITUAL VIOLENCE BY THE UNITED METHODIST (UM) CHURCH CONTINUES…. THE TRIAL OF UM MINISTER REV. BETH STROUD, December 1-3, 2004 in Eastern Pennsylvania JOIN SOULFORCE IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TO VIGIL WITH BETH’S SUPPORTERS from First United Methodist Church of Germantown, the Methodist Federation for Social Action, and Reconciling Ministries Network (November 11, 2004) The United […]
Soulforce Open Letter to Bishop Yeakel, Presiding Officer for the Trial Court
November 11, 2004 Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel14137 Windy Haven RoadSmithburg, MD 21783 Dear Bishop Yeakel, We write you concerning the upcoming trial of Beth Stroud with respect for both you and for Beth. We know of your courageous stand at the General Conference of 1996 as one of the “Denver 15” Bishops who expressed conscientious […]
Synopsis of the Soulforce 蔘�ational Call to Prayer and Vigils蔘 which took place on November 9, 2004
Over 200 people participated in 11 vigils across the United States in the Soulforce “National Call to Prayer and Vigils”. Photo by Patsy Lynch This day of actions, organized by Soulforce, Inc, in conjunction with Licensed Affiliated Soulforce Local Groups and two independent organizations took place on November 9, 2004 at local Catholic Chanceries. Each […]
Why I stood Vigil November 9, 2004 during the Soulforce National Day of Prayer and Vigils
by Chris Hubble On April 3rd, 2001, a Texas jury sentenced 17-year-old Jon Paul Marsh to 70 years in prison for killing Nathan Mayoral, a 14-year-old friend and intimate companion. When questioned by police, Marsh related how his religious upbringing condemned homosexuality and described himself as an “abomination”. Marsh, who had been in “therapy”, felt […]