******************************************SOULFORCE MEDIA ADVISORY: May 15, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Paige Schilt, Media DirectorCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Austin, TX) — Soulforce commends the California Supreme Court in doing justice for same-gender couples by striking down the state’s ban on gay marriage. In a historic 4-3 decision today, the court ruled that the voter approved Proposition 22 is unconstitutional. The […]
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A Soulforce Open Letter to Members of the United Methodist Church
On April 30, 2008, delegates to your General Conference meeting in Ft. Worth, Texas, voted to keep these words in their Book of Discipline: "The United Methodist Church does not condone the practice of homosexuality and considers this practice incompatible with Christian teaching." Since 1972 United Methodists have used these words to deny lesbian and […]
Forum to Kick-off "Right to Marry" in Hudson Valley
******************************************SOULFORCE MEDIA ADVISORY: March 14, 2008For Immediate Release Contact: Haven Herrin, Soulforce Q DirectorCell: 469-867-5725 haven@soulforce.org ****************************************** What: The Town + Gown Marriage Meet-up Soulforce Q and ACT OUT Vassar invite local students, businesspeople, clergy, and activists to learn about Right to Marry, a campaign that asks Hudson Valley business leaders to publicly express their support for […]
New York Students Join Forces with Business Leaders for Marriage Equality
New York Students Join Forces with Business Leaders for Marriage Equality ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: February 7, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Haven Herrin, 469-867-5725, haven@soulforce.orgJarrett Lucas, 215-917-3703, jarrett@soulforce.org****************************************** (Thursday, February 8, 2008)—This spring semester, some New York state students are learning real-world skills while contributing to a community-based project. But for the young New Yorkers participating in […]
New York Students Join Forces with Business Leaders for Marriage Equality
New York Students Join Forces with Business Leaders for Marriage Equality ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: February 7, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Haven Herrin, 469-867-5725, haven@soulforce.org Jarrett Lucas, 215-917-3703, jarrett@soulforce.org ****************************************** (Thursday, February 8, 2008)—This spring semester, some New York state students are learning real-world skills while contributing to a community-based project. But for the […]
Denver Sit-in Sparks Arrest; Lesbian Couple Who Sought Marriage License Charged with Trespassing
******************************************SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: September 25, 2007For Immediate ReleaseContact: Paige Schilt, Director of Public Relations and MediaCell: 512-659-1771paige@soulforce.orgColorado Contacts: Kate Burns & Sheila Schroeder, kateburns303@comcast.net, 303-806-8444Christopher Hubble, Soulforce Colorado State Organizer, 303-241-3225, cahubble05@yahoo.com****************************************** (Denver, CO) — At approximately 5 p.m. on September 24, 2007, Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder of Englewood, Colo., were arrested and removed […]