Gay Christians meet with Rev. Bill Hybels and others at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington Soulforce urges understanding on a tour of mega-churches across the nation By Robert Mitchum and Manya A. Brachear | Tribune reporters 9:17 PM CDT, June 8, 2008 For Dotti Berry, healing the rift between religious conservatives and gay-marriage […]
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Washington Blade, "Church’s Gay Rights Debate a ‘Baby Step’ Forward"
Church’s Gay Rights Debate a "Baby Step" Forward JOSHUA LYNSEN Friday, May 30, 2008 The National Black Justice Coalition is hailing a local church’s gay rights debate as "a baby step" forward. Dr. Sylvia Rhue, the organization’s religious affairs director, said the May 24 debate at Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Md., was a valuable […]
Soulforce Releases Video of Bishop Harry Jackson
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: May 30, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Friday, May 30, 2008) Today Soulforce posted a video of Bishop Harry Jackson’s closing remarks at a dinner meeting with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families at his Beltsville, Maryland church on May 24, 2008. "I want to thank you for […]
LGBT Families Share Their Witness with Hope Christian, Bishop Jackson
Dinner Builds a Bridge to Future Dialogue ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: May 27, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Washington, D.C.) On Saturday, May 24, a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and straight-ally families shared dinner and conversation with families from Bishop Harry Jackson’s Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Maryland. According to […]
Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr. Video and CBN News Interview
Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr. Video and CBN News Interview May 24, 2008 with the families from the American Family Outing [youtube=Ad6IP-Zr3zc] May 27, 2008 interview with CBN News [youtube=3iehRaIjiMU] Back to the American Family Outing
Washington Times, "Christians, Gays, Not of One Accord"
Christians, Gays, Not of One Accord Julie Duin It was a meeting of opposites: 30 conservative black Pentecostals from Hope Christian Church in Beltsville dining with 30 activists from Soulforce, a pro-gay religious group. While there was no rancor or overt anger, there also was no meeting of minds. After nearly 90 minutes of debate […]