When Jeff Lutes shared bottled water and conversation with members of Jerry Falwell’s Thomas Road Baptist Church during Soulforce’s first action in 1999, he had no idea where it would lead him. “I thought, ‘what in the world am I doing here in a place
We are all participants in same-gender relationships. — Rev. Gil Caldwell, a 72 year-old straight grandfather from Mississippi Coming into Colorado Springs for Soulforce’s action against Focus on the Family, my quiet cab ride was disturbed by two signs that I had landed in a
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
Soulforce News release WASHINGTON — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in November approved a document condemning loving relationships between people of the same gender, and defining marriage as “between a man and a woman.” The document, entitled Between Man and Woman: Questions
Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of conservative televangelist Jerry Falwell, is the hub of anti-gay misinformation and misguided teachings about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and families. On October 11, National Coming Out Day, Lynchburg was transformed into the home of the second annual Soulforce
News release On June 17, 2003, while Soulforce was holding a vigil in the Phoenix heat outside the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, the convention’s Task Force on Ministry to Homosexuals released their report. The task force was formed in response to a motion at
Soulforce News release The three gay Catholics who were arrested in November 2002 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., during the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) were found guilty of the criminal misdemeanor of unlawful entry after a two
When we bless our persecutors we do it for ourselves as much as for them! I’ve been an activist for more than 30 years now, and I have to acknowledge that it was only a couple of years ago, that I finally understood the need
Having been involved with Soulforce since its founding, and having been involved in several previous direct actions, I thought I knew what to expect in New Orleans during the Southern Baptist Convention. However, where there are no allies within the denomination, the experience is quite
Soulforce News release LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — People from all over the United States joined together in New Orleans June 11 – 13, at the Southern Baptist Convention to protest the anti-gay teachings of Southern Baptists and spread a message of hope that hearts and