When Rev. Dr. Mel White and a small cadre of Soulforce volunteers boarded the cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas, it was for activism first and pleasure second. Where better to recruit potential activists than from the captive audience of two thousand gay male passengers? Together the small Soulforce team created invitations to an act […]
Roman Catholic Church
"Become Faithful Dissenters" – A Message from the Soulforce Catholic Team
The Soulforce Catholic Team calls on all Catholics of good will to display publicly their grief at the election of Cardinal Ratzinger to the Papacy. We declare that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is one of liberation and freedom, not fear, exclusion and division. Our beloved Pope John XXIII said that history was the teacher […]
Soulforce Statement Regarding the Selection of Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI
******************************************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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tentative Schedule for Washington DC 2004
(This is a tenative schedule, and is subject to change without notice) Nov. 9 – Vigils at local chanceries Sun. Nov. 14, 2004- Sunday2 pm Registration – First Trinity Lutheran Church – 4th & E Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. 200013 – 3:30 Spiritual preparation3:30 – 5 pm – DC overview – Assignment of Squads, explanation […]