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Soulforce Events Urge Methodists to Open Hearts, Minds, and Doors

April 11, 2008 by soulforce

UM General Conference Can Make a Historic Shift Toward Justice for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People ******************************************SOULFORCE MEDIA ADVISORY: April 11, 2008For Immediate Release
Contact: Paige Schilt, 
Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org
****************************************** In 2006, the highest court in the United Methodist Church granted sole authority to local United Methodist pastors to deny church membership to lesbian and […]

Filed Under: United Methodist Church Tagged With: Christian Supremacy, Gay Christian, Homophobia, jimmy creech, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, Mel White, methodist, phil lawson, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, soulforce, umc, united methodist church

A Call to Action From Phil Lawson

January 12, 2008 by soulforce

A Call to Action From Phil Lawson Fifty-eight years ago, in 1950, I attended my first non-violent direct action with Bayard Rustin and George Houser who organized the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) so that youth and young adults would come to Washington D.C. to confront the discrimination and segregation laws in the nation’s capital. In […]

Filed Under: United Methodist Church Tagged With: Christian Supremacy, direct action, Gay Christian, general conference, Homophobia, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, methodist, phil lawson, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, soulforce, umc

Soulforce to Mark 10th Anniversary in 2008 with Direct Action at United Methodist General Conference

January 2, 2008 by soulforce

Planning Team Affirms "Global Vision of Justice" ******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: January 2, 2008For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org****************************************** Today the Soulforce United Methodist Planning Team released a statement announcing a planned direct action at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 26-27. Signers of […]

Filed Under: United Methodist Church Tagged With: Christian Supremacy, direct action, Gay Christian, general conference, Homophobia, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, methodist, phil lawson, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, soulforce, umc

Hotel Info for the Direct Action at the 2008 UMC General Conference

January 1, 2008 by soulforce

Hotel Info for the Direct Action at the 2008 UMC General Conference Important: Deadline for reservations is Friday, April 18th. MARRIOTT DALLAS/FORT WORTH AIRPORT SOUTHwww.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dfwam-dallas-fort-worth-airport-marriott-south 4151 Centreport Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76155 USA Phone: 1-817-358-1700Fax: 1-817-358-1800Toll-free: 1-800-228-9290Group Code is: SOULFORCE For online reservations, follow this link: http://marriott.com/dfwam?groupCode=sousoua&app=resvlink Rate is $99 plus 15% tax (1-4 p/room) […]

Filed Under: United Methodist Church Tagged With: Christian Supremacy, direct action, Gay Christian, general conference, Homophobia, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, methodist, phil lawson, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, soulforce, umc

The Soulforce 10th Anniversary Reunion & Direct Action at the 2008 General Conference of the United Methodist Church

January 1, 2008 by soulforce

A Soulforce Open Letter to Members of the United Methodist Church Gil Caldwell: The United Methodist Church, it’s deja vu all over again [pdf] Photos from the 10th Anniversary Reunion & Direct Action Reconciling Ministries Photos at flickr.com Soulforce Tenth Anniversary Video Video from "The Struggle Continues: Racism and Heterosexism in the Church" Celebrating a […]

Filed Under: United Methodist Church Tagged With: Christian Supremacy, direct action, Gay Christian, general conference, Homophobia, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, methodist, phil lawson, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, soulforce, umc

Photos from the Ex-Gay Survivor’s Conference

June 30, 2007 by soulforce

LGBT Resource Center at the University of California – Irvine Jeff Lutes speaks to the group Jallen Rix performs Peterson Toscano in Doing Time The Homo No Mo Halfway House Paige Schilt directs the media Kara Speltz handles registration Registration Jeremy Marks welcomes a friend Mike Airhart and Ken Gathering for the Chalk Talk Discussing […]

Filed Under: Conversion Therapy Tagged With: Christian Supremacy, conversion therapy, ex-gay, Gay Christian, Homophobia, jeff lutes, LGBT activism, LGBT history, lgbtq, LGBTQI, Mel White, paige schilt, peterson toscano, phil lawson, Queer activism, Religion-based violence, reparative therapy, soulforce, sylvia rhue

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