editors note youve seen steven colberts better know a lobbyist but our version is so much gayer each weekend we spotlight a different tbp contributor. in case youve missed any of our previous interviews ive got links at the end of the post.
this week were talking with paige schilt. paige is currently a research fellow for soulf...... [Show More]
i am canadian so you can probably guess how i would have voted if i could have on proposition 8 the california constitutional amendment to define marriage as only between a man and a woman.
my views are not the point of this post. i am very concerned about what is playing out online and in real life between the two sides of this issues following the passage of the amendment.
first...... [Show More]
power of numbers Post Source: atticuscircle.wordpress.com Posted: Nov 20 2008 03:31:03
saturday nov 15th was aaperfect demonstration of the first amendment.a ten of thousands if not aamillion americansagathered at city halls to rally against prop 8 .aawhat impressed me the most was how quickly jointheimpact circulated across the internet. check out austin photos and videos at httptin yurl.com6 2w8gb and httpwww .youtube.c omwatchv phzpoukvy me.
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a national call for nonviolent direct action in the struggle for marriage equality
jeff lutes executive director soulforce
last week thousands of lesbian and gay people and their friends filled the streets of california in peaceful protest. outraged these upright californians chose to take action and publicly march against proposition 8 and the lds church for financing the deceptive ads t...... [Show More]
all scripture is inspired by god and profitable for teaching for reproof for correction for training in righteousnessaso that the man of god may be adequate equipped for every good work.
2 timothy 31617 nasb
thus saith the lord or the human authors of scripture
often in discussions of current issues such as those involved in theasin ofapracticing homosexuality it...... [Show More]
on the night of october 13th 2008 an event was held at queens university in charlotte north carolina entitled the intersection of sexuality and faith.a the documentary for the bible tells me so was shown followed by audience interaction with seven panelists representing various christian viewpoints on how faith and homosexuality relate to one another. 155 people attended th...... [Show More]
soulforce a group that uses nonviolent protest to challenge homophobic policies is heading back to christian schools this year. the ride starts today at liberty university in lynchburg va. the school was founded by jerry fallwell. soulforce founder mel white was a onetime falwell ghostwriter. the school allowed soulforce riders on campus.
we covered soulforces april 2007 visit to bob...... [Show More]
...onviolent resistance. soulforce takes its name from the english translation of the sanskrit word satyagraha the philosophy and practice of nonviolent resistance developed by gandhi.
...... [Show More]
...y blind us to be able to see the spiritual truth of scripture.a
testimonies and bios of people who want to change the views of others who claim christianity and biblical knowlege.a
httpwww .soulforce .orgindex .php
yes they would like for christians and i am sure those who arent christian to accept them openly without spewing what they call hatred ademeaning them making them feel asham... [Show More]
guest author adam groza
today the prolbgt group soulforce has announced its 2008 equality ride with planned stops at several conservative christian schools including southwestern baptist theological seminary union university mississippi college and liberty and riders bill danielle edgar haven anna manny alex caitlin taueret lauren abigail zak nicholas nick azariah enzi and...... [Show More]
the very notion of a sex ethic reflects the materialism and splitness of modern life in which we increasingly define our identity sexually. sexuality cannot be separated off from the rest of life. no sex act is ethical in and of itself without reference to the rest of a persons life the patterns of the culture the special circumstances faced and the will of god. what we have...... [Show More]
... time on the equality ride covering everything from transportation to meals.
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httpsww w.soulforc e.orgazar iah southw orth...... [Show More]
originally posted at interstateq.com link
in 2007 i felt humbled and privileged to be a part of a journey that i know i will remember for the rest of my life. uni que and lif echanging barely describe the experiences and memories made during those two spring months on the ride although depending on where we were those months could have certainly b...... [Show More]
ondamaris zitiert und abersetzt pinknews
homophobie ist eine perverse krankheit. sagt brasiliens staatsprasident lula bei der eraffnung der ersten nationalen konferenz von schwulen lesben bisexuellen transvestiten und transsexuellen letzte woche.
lula betonte er werde alles unternehmen was maglich ist um zustimmung far die kriminalisierung von homophobie zu erre...... [Show More]
in this episode matt and tony talk a bit about 1 the stonewall riots 2 matt and tonys coming out stories 3 matts recent soulforce trip to willow creek 4 and finally some terms relating to the obama campaign. its a lotbut its fun.
a few citations
while we have come a long way since the stonewall riots in 1969 we s...... [Show More]
kate moos the managing producer of my favorite public radio program speaking of faith posted the following at the shows blog today
its been quite a while since weve done a program examining the gay marriage issue.aour last treatment included the voices of 2 selfdescribed evangelica lsricha rd mouw the president of fuller seminary and virginia mollencott aa professor e...... [Show More]
soulforce a gay christian activist group visited the new birth missionary baptist church june 1 to meet with outspoken bishop eddie long as part of as six week campaign of visiting megachurches. long and several church officials met with soulforce in a private closeddoor meeting in the churchs administrative offices. soulforce members said long told them that much of what he has said an...... [Show More]
via pams house blend the american family outing is a nationwide fellowship effort that aims to build bridges between lgbt families and families at american megachurches. afo families met with bishop jackson and members of his hope christian church in beltsville md on saturday may 24 2008.this video documents jacksons closing remarks at that meeting. among the sentiments...... [Show More]
he who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. why because anger looks to the good of justice. and if you can live amid injustice without anger you are immoral as well as unjust.
st. thomas aquinas c. 12251274 italian catholic priest and dominican theologian and philosopher.
and a comment from mea the challenge of course is to be moral in our anger.a t...... [Show More]
ouch those headlines Post Source: www.getreligion.org Posted: May 27 2008 02:19:56
here is a fact about daily journalism that every reporter wants news readers to grasp reporters rarely rarely write the headlines that appear above their stories.
nothing bothers a reporter more than having to take calls from readers who are mad about a headline especially when the headline does not reflect the contents of the new story.
i bring this up because of two classic examples from ...... [Show More]
sam hodges had a story in yesterdays religion pages about a meeting between members of soulforce a gay rights group and officials of the potters house the predominately africanamerican megachurch in southwestern dallas.
we were treated very well a soulforce executive said. i think it was an important first step.
sams story notes howev...... [Show More]
...standing of each other. apparently this sunday jay bakker got the ball rolling with one of the most popular television ministers right now. good for him. to read the entire story go to httpwww .soulforce .org and click on the news item at the left. sharone american family outing begins dialog with lakewood houston tx on mothers day jay bakker son of jim and tammy faye bakker brought a g... [Show More]
there is a political move happening and i will quote something from the ebook that i am currently reading called the born gay hoax by ryan sorba. i have previously written about this before here . ryan sorba spoke to a crowd of gay activists on this matter who were were for the first time hearing facts without all the emotionalism. they were clearly affected by what...... [Show More]
soulforce is sponsoring the american family outing between mothers day and fathers day. between mothers day weekend and fathers day weekend 2008 diverse families from around the country will create meaningful conversations about faith family and lgbt people with six of americas leading megachurches. you can sponsor a family. check this out. one of the ...... [Show More]
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