******************************************SOULFORCE MEDIA ALERT: April 19, 2005For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery Rutt717-278-0592 laura@soulforce.org****************************************** (Lynchburg, VA) In 2001, Soulforce tried to meet with Ratzinger while we were in Rome. He not only refused to meet with us, but his administrators threatened to call the Swiss police. His refusal to meet with us indicates his unwillingness to even […]
Archives for April 2005
Alert 7 to Participants
April 18, 2005 Dear Friends, Next week you’ll be packing your bags for an exciting journey. Together, we will face one of the most powerful and influential sources of discrimination against our families. Registrations for this event are at an all time high and folks are coming in from at least 26 states to do […]
James Dobson Faces Moral Dilemma Monday, May 2, 2005
FOLLOWING A SOULFORCE PICNIC AND RALLY AT FOCUS ON THE FAMILY WORLD HEADQUARTERS ON MAY 1, VOLUNTEERS TRAINED IN NONVIOLENCE WILL CREATE A DIFFICULT MORAL CHOICE FOR JAMES DOBSON ******************************************SOULFORCE MEDIA ALERT: April 13, 2005For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery Rutt717-278-0592 laura@soulforce.org****************************************** (Lynchburg, VA) On Monday, May 2, 2005, James Dobson, founder of Focus on the […]
Alert 6 to Participants
April 11, 2005 Dear Friends of Soulforce, In less than three weeks we will be standing in unity to peacefully confront the untruths perpetuated by James Dobson and Focus on the Family. Perhaps you have friends that can’t attend the action, but would like to support you and Soulforce in some way. Here’s how they […]
Letter to Rev. Bugarin – Soulforce Responds to Another Act of Spiritual Violence
In late March, 2005, Triangle Foundation reported that a parish priest in St. Clair Shores had refused to allow a lesbian couple to join his parish. The priest was reported to have told them: "I can’t have gay people here. You obviously won’t hide it and God knows you’re a sinner. I am sorry you […]
Press Accreditation for the Soulforce Action in Colorado Springs, April 30 – May 2, 2005
******************************************SOULFORCE MEDIA ALERT: April 6, 2005For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery Rutt717-278-0592 laura@soulforce.org****************************************** (Lynchburg, VA) On May 1, over 1000 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individual, couples, families and allies will be outside the entrance to James Dobson’s headquarters at Focus on the Family, to celebrate the worth, dignity, and Spirit evident in the lives of […]