Tag Archives: Doing the right thing

The Easterner responds

Posted on July 5, 2007 by David

This week’s edition of the Loudoun Easterner, one of the local newspapers that published the offensive “church” ad targeting the GLBT community, contains an editorial addressing the public outrage it generated. The editor reveals an interesting piece of information, referring … Continue reading →

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Soulforce Riders – A Testimonial and Thank you

Posted on April 16, 2007 by David

The following is a testimonial sent to fellow Congregants of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun by Welcoming Committee Chair Joy Cobb. She has graciously allowed us to publish it here. By now many of you have read the newspapers … Continue reading →

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Equality Ride at Baylor

Posted on March 22, 2007 by David

Some observations following the Equality Riders as they make their way through Texas and Mississippi: A great idea from the town of Waco, home of Baylor University (and apparently also many large billboards erected by the “ex-gay” industry): A “Board … Continue reading →

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Uh-oh. See what happens when you act like Jesus?

Posted on March 14, 2007 by David

Below are excerpts from a letter sent to the Soulforce Equality Riders by a student at Dordt College, a biblically-based college in Sioux City, Iowa whose policies define same sex relationships as immoral conduct and grounds for expulsion or dismissal. … Continue reading →

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Help is on the way for gay PHC students

Posted on March 5, 2007 by David

When the axe walked into the forest the tree said, the handle is one of us. — Alice Walker We’ve seen several recent examples of what can happen when GLBT people are raised to hate themselves for who they are. … Continue reading →

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Doing the right thing

Posted on October 29, 2006 by David

This is why I love this community. A diligent ally has uploaded video clips of some of the great floor speeches against the Marshall/Newman amendment – now you don’t have to have been camped out in Richmond to see this … Continue reading →

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We were wrong

Posted on October 18, 2006 by David

UPDATE: From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Delegates won’t back marriage measure Proposed ban of same-sex unions too broad, say previous supporters October 19, 2006 By Pamela Stallsmith Three Richmond-area House Democrats — including a Baptist minister — who supported a constitutional … Continue reading →

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