Soulforce worships with New Birth Long says his anti-gay stance ‘mischaracterized’ by pressBy MATT SCHAFER, Southern Voice | Jun 4, 6:46 PM After weeks of negotiation and anticipation, the gay Christian activist group Soulforce peacefully met June 1 with Bishop Eddie Long, the leader of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, the largest church in Georgia. […]
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Gay Dads to Celebrate Father’s Day at Saddleback Church
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: June 4, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Lake Forest, CA) This Father’s Day, June 15, a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) and straight-ally families will spend their holiday in a way that is simultaneously extraordinary and profoundly commonplace: they will attend services at Saddleback Church, the […]
Bishop Long Meets with LGBT Families: A Story of Family Reconciliation
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: June 2, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Atlanta, GA) — Bishop Eddie Long, pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, attended a Sunday meeting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families. The meeting, which also included New Birth elders and staff, was part of a […]
Washington Blade, "Church’s Gay Rights Debate a ‘Baby Step’ Forward"
Church’s Gay Rights Debate a "Baby Step" Forward JOSHUA LYNSEN Friday, May 30, 2008 The National Black Justice Coalition is hailing a local church’s gay rights debate as "a baby step" forward. Dr. Sylvia Rhue, the organization’s religious affairs director, said the May 24 debate at Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Md., was a valuable […]
LGBT Families Share Their Witness with Hope Christian, Bishop Jackson
Dinner Builds a Bridge to Future Dialogue ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: May 27, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Washington, D.C.) On Saturday, May 24, a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and straight-ally families shared dinner and conversation with families from Bishop Harry Jackson’s Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Maryland. According to […]
Spring 2009 Catholic Action – Statement Signers
SPRING 2009 CATHOLIC ACTION STATEMENT The following is a list of supporters who have signed our Catholic Action statement. You or your organization are welcome to join. We will deliver a copy of this list to the office of the Vatican at the United Nations in New York City. Tom Jonas, Minneapolis, MNCarol LewisEunice Fisher, […]