The Roman Catholic Church is the largest religious institution in the United States. U.S. Catholics represent about 6% of the church’s total world membership of approximately 1 billion. Membership in the United States number over 60,000,000 members, making it a political force, as well as a religious force. The Pope/Vatican and the United States Conference […]
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United Methodist
The United Methodist Church, with over 10 million members, condemns homosexual persons by calling all sexual activity between people of the same gender as "incompatible with Christian teachings." The denomination also forbids its ministers from performing both marriages and commitmitment ceremonies for same-gender couples. Additionally, United Methodist Church doctrine bans "self-avowed practing homosexuals" from the […]
Flyer for the DC Action
Final Report on the Soulforce Action at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual meeting 2004
As the Catholic team reached the last few weeks of planning our campaign directed at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, it was amazing to watch how everything fell together. It clearly appeared to be a situation of just getting out of the way and allowing the Holy Spirit to direct us. From the decision […]
St. Louis Photo Album: June 11, 2002
Vigils at various hotels Tuesday morning. The St. Louis arch and a threatening sky the morning of the action. Southern Baptists taking our brochures on "Why We Vigil". Vigils at various hotels Tuesday morning. We dialogue with Southern Baptists during our Tuesday vigil. Vigils at various hotels Tuesday morning. Vigils at various hotels Tuesday morning. […]
St. Louis Photo Album: June 11, 2002
One of the Southern Baptists kindly provided us with drinks during the hot, humid vigil in the sun. We march to America’s Center for the Tuesday morning vigil and civil disobedience. We march to America’s Center for the Tuesday morning vigil and civil disobedience. We assembled in a park adjacent to the Center for our […]