"Our War of Words Has to End. Too Many Caught in the Deadly Crossfire."A Soulforce News Alert – October 14, 1999 On October 23 at 4p.m. in Lynchburg, Virginia, 400 people of faith will make history. The Rev. Jerry Falwell and 200 of his Baptist friends and associates will break bread with the Rev. Mel […]
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Jerry Falwell to Meet With 200 Gay People of Faith & Their Allies
"Our War of Words Has to End. Too Many Caught in the Deadly Crossfire." LAGUNA BEACH, CA: (October 14, 1999) On October 23 at 4p.m. in Lynchburg, Virginia, 400 people of faith will make history. The Rev. Jerry Falwell and 200 of his Baptist friends and associates will break bread with the Rev. Mel White’s […]
An Open Letter From Mel White and the People of Soulforce
Promises Soulforce Intervention in Nebraska, Nov. 16-18. October 10, 1999 To: Bishop William Boyd Grove, Presiding Officer,The Trial of the Reverend Jimmy Creech,November 17-18, 1999, Grand Island, NebraskaTo: Bishop Joel Martinez, the United Methodist Bishop for Nebraska andTo: the good people of the United Methodist Church. Dear Sisters and Brothers, We beg you, in the […]
San Jose Mercury News Article: "Gay Reverend Preaches Acceptance, Rights Group Plans to Meet With Falwell"
by Elise BanducciSan Jose Mercury NewsSan Jose, CaliforniaSeptember 27, 1999 The last time the Rev. Mel White, a gay-rights activist, set foot in an area church, he was with his evangelical Christian parents, who believed homosexuality was a sin. On Sunday, with mom and dad looking on proudly, the Santa Cruz native preached about a […]
New York Times Article: "Falwell and Allies to Meet Gay-Rights Supporters"
New York Times, September 5, 1999By GUSTAV NIEBUHR If all goes as agreed, the Rev. Mel White, an outspoken supporter of gay rights, will take 200 people to Lynchburg, Va., next month, to meet with the Rev. Jerry Falwell, an outspoken critic of homosexual activity, and 200 people he has invited, to talk about the […]
News & Advance Article: "Falwell Agrees to Soften Anti-Gay Rhetoric, Rev. Mel White to Bring Activists to Lynchburg in October"
by Shannon BrennanThe News & AdvanceLynchburg, VirginiaAugust 18, 1999 The Rev. Jerry Falwell agreed Tuesday to tone down his anti-gay rhetoric after meeting with the Rev. Mel White, a gay activist who plans to bring 200 gays and lesbians to Lynchburg in October to talk to Falwell and 200 of his followers. "It’s historic," White […]