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Wednesday, March 3, 2004Karen Dammann Trial: Questions and AnswersBy United Methodist News Service On March 17, the Rev. Karen Dammann of Ellensburg, Wash., will undergo a United Methodist clergy trial to respond to a charge that she has violated church law by stating that she is living in a homosexual relationship. UMNS will cover the […]

YOU ARE INVITED TO SHARE A MEAL AND A LIVELY DISCUSSION WITHTHE REV. DR. MEL WHITETHE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SOULFORCESaturday, March 13, 2004DURING THE WEEK OF THE TRIAL OF THE REV. KAREN DAMMANN IN BOTHELL, WA Mel will use Power Point and dramatic video clips to make clear why Soulforce is calling for […]

In the mid-nineteenth century, James Russell Lowell wrote the following words to a hymn that you and I have sung since childhood. Martin Luther King, Jr. was especially fond of quoting the last stanza in speeches that empowered another civil rights movement. Let Lowell’s prophetic words help you decide about your personal response to the […]

On March 17, 2004, I will lock arms with other people of faith to block the entrance to Bothell United Methodist Church in a nonviolent attempt to stop the trial of the Rev. Karen Dammann. I owe it to my friends and family, to the people of Soulforce and to our United Methodist colleagues to […]

After reading below the brief Plan for the Soulforce Direct Action at the trial of Karen Dammann in Bothell, March 17, you may decide to join Soulforce at this event. NONVIOLENCE TRAINING, TUESDAY, MARCH 16 If you decide to stand with Soulforce Wednesdaay morning, you must also be trained in nonviolence 6:00 PM. Tuesday night, […]

Vigiling outside the church Robbi Sapp and Dotti Berry Phil Reitan and his minister brother Vigiling outside the church Mel White being interview Karen Weldin stating why Soulforce is here Jacob Reitan’s Grandfather Phil Lawson speaks Mel white speaks Blocking the entrance to the church Blocking the entrance to the church trial Jimmy Creech and […]