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St.Louis – 2002 Southern Baptist Convention

January 1, 1998 by soulforce

St. Louis"Soulforce Institute for Nonviolent Change" (June 7-9)
and "24 Hours of Justice" (June 10-11)

Join with supporters of Soulforce from across the United States and Canada for this exciting opportunity! (You may participate in one of both of these events.)

Testimonies from St. Louis

St. Louis Photo Album 1: June 10

St. Louis Photo Album 2: June 11

St. Louis Photo Album 3: June 11

St. Louis Photo Album 4: June 11

St. Louis Photo Album 5: June 11

St. Louis Photo Album 6: June 11

St. Louis Hotel Information

Soulforce Alert #1
Soulforce Alert #2
Soulforce Alert #3
Soulforce Alert #4
Soulforce Alert #5
Soulforce Alert #6

6/11/2002
Press Release:
Soulforce Infiltrates Southern Baptist Convention

6/3/2002
Press Release:
Soulforce Prepares to Confront Anti-Gay Rhetoric at SBC’S Annual Meeting in St. Louis June 11

5/28/2002
Press Release:
Influential Southern Baptist Believes Gays Should be Killed

5/24/2002
Memo to St. Louis Police

5/23/2002
May Letter to James Merritt

4/4/2002
Soulforce Young Adult Web Page

2/12/2002
Soulforce Leaders Go to St. Louis to Recruit Participants for June 2002 Direct Action

2/7/2002
Soulforce Institute for Nonviolent Change and 24 Hours of Justice – Schedule of Events

2/3/2002
Arun Gandhi to Lead Training in Principles of Nonviolence

1/21/2002
Help Soulforce Recruit for St. Louis

1/4/2002
SBC Executive Committee Correspondence

11/5/2001
Soulforce to Protest Anti-Gay Policies of Southern Baptist Convention for Third Year in a Row

10/23/2001
Join Soulforce on a Journey to Justice to St. Louis

RESOURCES:

  • Promotional Sheet for "Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth – PDF file
  • The Alliance of Baptists "Report of the Task Force on Sexuality" may be downloaded from their website at: www.allianceofbaptists.org/resources.htm

LINKS:

  • Alliance of Baptists
    www.allianceofbaptists.org
  • Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America
    www.bpfna.org

Yahoo! Groups
Yahoo Bulletin Board: Out & Closeted Southern Baptists
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocsb

Dialogue and Negotiations Efforts:
Letters to Dr. James Merritt, President, Southern Baptist Annual Meeting:
From Mel White
6/26/2001
From Karen Weldin
6/25/2001
7/28/2001
8/28/2001
10/5/2001

Response from Dr. James Merritt:
To Mel White 8/30/2001
To Karen Weldin 8/30/2001

Case Against Southern Baptist Teaching

Sign the Pledge to Nonviolence

Filed Under: Press, Southern Baptist Convention

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