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Two Students and One Equality Rider Arrested for Standing on Public Sidewalk Outside of University of the Cumberlands; Gay Student Expelled One Year Ago

March 28, 2007 by soulforce

****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 28, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Kyle DeVries, East Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6284, kyle@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Williamsburg, KY) — Today, three young adults were arrested for standing on the public sidewalk perimeter of University of the Cumberlands. Twenty-two young adults from the Soulforce Equality Ride traveled to the university to […]

Filed Under: Equality Ride, University of the Cumberlands Tagged With: arrest, Christian Supremacy, equality ride, Gay Christian, Homophobia, jake reitan, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, soulforce, university of the cumberlands

Sit-in at Southern Baptist Leader’s Office Ends in 12 Arrests

March 26, 2007 by soulforce

12 Arrested Demanding Apology for Comments About Gay Eugenics Equality Riders Arrested for Sit-in Outside of Albert Mohler’s Office at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Mohler Refuses to Respond ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 26, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Kyle DeVries, East Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6284, kyle@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Louisville, KY) — Today, 12 young […]

Filed Under: Equality Ride, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Tagged With: albert mohler, arrest, Christian Supremacy, direct action, equality ride, Gay Christian, Homophobia, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, sbc, sbts, sit in, soulforce, southern baptist, southwestern baptist theological seminary

Police Harass Traveling Young Adults; Nonviolent Group is Threatened and Intimidated by Officers

March 23, 2007 by soulforce

******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 23, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Kyle DeVries, East Bus Media DirectorCell: 612-715-6284, kyle@equalityride.com****************************************** (Clinton, MS) — As a traveling group of young adults attempted to recollect and depart Clinton, Mississippi, they were stopped three times by police vehicles within less than ten minutes. Their driver was subjected to threatening demands to "get […]

Filed Under: Equality Ride Tagged With: aclu, arrest, Christian Supremacy, clinton, equality ride, Gay Christian, Homophobia, jarrett lucas, jim hood, katie higgins, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, mississippi, mississippi college, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, soulforce

Mormon Equality Rider and Mother Arrested at BYU; National Tour of Young Adults Out to Reconcile Gays and the Church

March 22, 2007 by soulforce

****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 22, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Brandon Kneefel, West Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6138, brandon@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Salt Lake City, UT) — Mormon Equality Rider Kourt Osborn, and his mother, Karel Allen, were arrested in an attempt to deliver a list of concerns to the administration regarding BYU’s discriminatory policies against […]

Filed Under: Brigham Young University, Equality Ride Tagged With: arrest, brigham young, byu, Christian Supremacy, equality ride, Gay Christian, Homophobia, kourt osbourn, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, melissa pomeroy, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, soulforce

National Tour of Christian Colleges Faces Resistance at Mississippi College, BYU

March 21, 2007 by soulforce

Echoes of the Past as Mississippi Town Attempts to Restrict Constitutional Rights; ACLU Intervenes Mormons Bar Equality Riders on All Church Property ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 21, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Brandon Kneefel, West Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6138, brandon@equalityride.com Kyle DeVries, East Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6284, kyle@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Provo, UT and […]

Filed Under: Brigham Young University, Equality Ride, Mississippi College Tagged With: arrest, baylor university, brigham young, byu, Christian Supremacy, equality ride, Gay Christian, Homophobia, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, soulforce

Baylor Student Arrested for Action Affirming Gay Students; Equality Riders Join BU Students to Resist Climate of Silence and Fear

March 21, 2007 by soulforce

Administration Refuses to Discuss Safety of Gay Students ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: March 21, 2007 For Immediate Release Contact: Kyle DeVries, East Bus Media Director Cell: 612-715-6284, kyle@equalityride.com ****************************************** (Waco, TX) — Yesterday, six young adults were arrested for chalking on campus at Baylor University. Around 20 young adults, an even mix of Equality Riders […]

Filed Under: Baylor University, Equality Ride Tagged With: arrest, baylor university, Christian Supremacy, equality ride, Gay Christian, Homophobia, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, samuel oliver, soulforce, texas, waco

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