Soulforce Press Release: November 13, 2002For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592soulforcemedia@aol.com (Washington, DC) – Three faithful gay Catholics who were arrested at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. yesterday, November 12, 2002, remained in jail overnight last night and no details of their plight will be available until after a pretrial […]
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Faithful Gay Catholics Arrested at Bishops’ Conference Released After 30 Hours in Jail
Soulforce Press Release: November 13, 2002For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592soulforcemedia@aol.com (Washington, DC) – Three gay Catholics who were arrested in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. the morning of November 12th were released this evening after spending 30 hours in jail and agreeing to stay away from […]
3 Gays are Refused Communion with Nation’s Bishops
Former aide to Maida claims mix-up in D.C. Article from Detroit Free PressNovember 13, 2002By David Crumm and Patricia MontemurriFress Press Staff Writers WASHINGTON — A former aide to Detroit Cardinal Adam Maida barred three gay Catholics from taking communion with the nation’s Catholic bishops and sparked a nonviolent protest that disrupted the bishops’ national […]
Case Against the Catholic Church
Compiled by Soulforce, Inc., November 2002 In the last year the following have appeared in various news sources concerning the Catholic Church’s attempt to deny gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people their basic human rights: 1) Business Day, Johansburg, Oct. 9, 2001Catholic Bishops in South Africa Come Down On Gay Adoptions A Catholic bishop says […]
Lynchburg News and Advance Article: "Pastor: Falwell’s Church is ‘Toxic’"
THE WORD IS OUT!!!Soulforce Returns to Lynchburg Oct 25 – 27 Below is a story printed on the front page of the Lynchburg News & Advance, July 22, 2002 about Soulforce’s upcoming visit to Lynchburg, VA, the home of Liberty University and Rev. Jerry Falwell. Read the story below!Then registeronline to be a part of […]
Salvation Army "Kettle Protest"
December 11, 2001 The Salvation Army has been in the news twice this year for discriminating against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. They are victims of misinformation and need to know the truth. The nation’s oldest charity initially made a move in the right direction by deciding to allow its regional divisions to offer health […]