March 20, 2003 The day the war began. Dear Soulforce Supporters, This is a grave time for our nation and the world and we mourn the lives that this war will eliminate, the families this war will destroy, and the nations this war will devastate. No one has any idea how far the ripple effects […]
Nonviolence
Soulforce Anti-War Stance
In the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the principles of non-violence, Soulforce has joined with the ELCA, the National Council of Churches, PAX Christi USA, Sojourners, the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, and many others in the "Win Without War Coalition." You can find out more about it at www.winwithoutwarus.org Read our Peace […]
Arun Gandhi to Lead Training in Principles of Nonviolence
"Soulforce Institute for Nonviolent Change" and "24 Hours of Justice" to take place in St. Louis during the Southern Baptist Convention, June 2002 Soulforce Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592email: soulforcemedia@aol.com (Laguna Beach, CA) – Soulforce, an interfaith movement committed to ending spiritual violence perpetuated by religious policies and teachings against gay, lesbian, […]
The Original 17 Step Journey: Step 5
With the Rev. Dr. Mel White"A TIME TO COMMIT…" "You Are Under Arrest!"On November 22, 1998, Martin Sheen, the actor-activist, led a march of 2,000 protestors onto the Ft. Benning military base near Columbus, Georgia. We were there to protest the "School of the Americas" — a training center for soldiers and policemen who use […]
The Original 17 Step Journey into Soulforce
More than 5,000 people followed this eight-week Journey into Soulforce to prepare, as Gandhi and King taught, for the historic 1999 meeting with Jerry Falwell. Here is that original journey, in its entirety. IntroductionGetting ReadyStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12Step 13Step 14Step 15Step 16Step 17
The Original 17 Step Journey: Step 1
With the Rev. Dr. Mel White"Seeing Yourself In A Whole New Way…" THIS JOURNEY IS DEDICATED TO NICHOLAS WEST AND BENNY HOGAN Nicholas On November 30, 1993, Nicholas West, a young gay man in Tyler, Texas, was kidnapped by gay bashers, tortured and terrorized in a gravel pit. His abductors shot Nicholas so many times […]