Increasingly, Christians from all denominations are finding common ground in their concern for God’s creatures. There is a growing movement among Christians to relieve the unnecessary suffering of billions of animals each year, for example for furs, for entertainment, and on factory farms. Modern factory
News release BRASILIA, Brazil — A delegation of leaders from the predominantly gay Metropolitan Community Churches met on May 5 with The Honorable Nilmario Miranda, Brazilian Minister for Human Rights and a member of the Brazilian President’s Cabinet. Attending the meeting were Rev. Troy Perry,
Soulforce News release INDIANAPOLIS — For the fifth year in a row, Soulforce volunteers stood vigil outside the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting to confront the untruths perpetuated by Southern Baptist resolutions and teachings against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. The annual meeting, which
The dictionary definition of “terrorize” is “to fill with fear or anxiety: to scare;” “to coerce by threat or violence.” Homophobia is the product of spiritual and religious terrorism. GLBT people are subjected to continuous terrorist assaults, by which established abusive religions seek to undermine
On November 20, 1995, Steven Powsner, died of complications from AIDS at age 40. He had been President of the New York City Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center from 1992-1994. June 6, 2004 Dear Steven, I so much wish you were here today to
Recently, a member of a support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Mormons, to which I belong, asked for input on the topic of what are the negative impacts religion has upon society. I decided to respond on an expanded question, which was, Does
Liberation is not free. It’s just that simple. Liberation costs blood, sweat, tears, and even human life. Liberation combined with disobedience cost Moses and the children of Israel 40 years of wondering in the wilderness. Liberation cost Jesus Christ his life and over 1,900 years
In Luke 10, Jesus is asked by an expert in the law what he has to do to inherit eternal life and He replies by citing what is in the law and asks the expert how he reads it. The expert answers by repeating The
What a beautiful day we had for Pride Day in Boise, Idaho! Clear blue skies, nice warm temperatures, no counter demonstrators. What! No counter demonstrators?! Yes, for the first time in 15 years of Pride Parades we had no counter demonstrators. I don’t think this
It’s not that Jesus ever asked us to like people; rather he commanded us to love others. And there’s a world of difference between liking and loving. Any woman in a violent domestic situation may love the man who regularly beats her up, but she