Alert 1: March 29, 2004 – Introduction and hotel information Dear Soulforce Volunteers: We are so glad that you have decided to join us in Pittsburgh!!!! The trial in Bothell is over and now all of our attention is focused on the General Conference. (For photos and stories of Soulforce’s time in Bothell, for Karen […]
United Methodist Church
Mel White Replies to the Christian Century Editorial "Ecclesial Protest: Acts of Disobedience"
May 31, 2000 We at Soulforce want to thank Christian Century for your recent editorial describing our civil disobedience in Cleveland’s United Methodist General Conference as "media-driven street theater." You are correct. For thirty years Protestant and Catholic leaders have debated the homosexuality issue. That debate itself has become a primary source of suffering for […]
Article: "Gay Activists Plan Protest at General Assembly"
May 25, 2000 Soulforce group demands equal recognition for homosexuals in PC(USA)by Evan Silverstein LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As Presbyterian commissioners and guests gather for opening worship at next month’s 212th General Assembly (GA) in Long Beach, Calif., members of an ecumenical gay-rights organization will assemble outside to protest Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) policies on homosexuality. The […]
Cleveland Photos
Two Days of Civil Disobedience Stun United Methodists. 218 Arrested Demanding Justice for Sexual Minorities
Soulforce News AlertTuesday, May 16, 2000 Gandhi, King, Civil Rights Heroes and United Methodist Bishops Launch Soulforce Campaign to End "Holy War" Against Homosexuals Soulforce Announces Plans for Presbyterian and Episcopalian Events CLEVELAND (May 13, 2000) Discriminatory policies against sexual minorities in the United Methodist Church resulted in 191 arrests, May 10, and 27 arrests, […]
Des Moines Register Article: "Methodist Bishops Rally with Gays – Protesters at the Church Conference Say Jesus in on Their Side"
Des Moines RegisterMay 11, 2000Des Moines, IowaBy Stephen Buttry, Register Staff Writer Cleveland, Ohio – Several United Methodist bishops joined hands Wednesday with gay activists and veterans of the civil-rights movement to protest the United Methodist Church’s policies on homosexuality. "If Jesus were here, he’d stay outside with us," said Denver Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, […]