Acceptance of gays comes slowly on this town
Tags: GAYS -- Religious life; LESBIANS -- Religious life
Related Articles
- Gays and lesbians protest at church center. // Christian Century;7/13/94, Vol. 111 Issue 21, p676
Reports on lesbian and gay Christians' protest against alleged hypocrisy and homophobia in mainline churches. Organizers; Membership of the Metropolitan Community Churches; Other concerns of gay and lesbians.
- Week Two: IMAGES OF GOD. // Reconciling Journey;2003, p13
The article focuses on sessions and mediations where lesbian and gay people can internalize God's biblical images based on their early experiences. It mentions several mediations that lesbians and gays can perform from day one to day seven including the sessions God Attend To Us, God Heals, and...
- Week Three: RECONCILED IN JESUS CHRIST. // Reconciling Journey;2003, p23
The article focuses on the sessions and mediations where lesbian and gay people can reconcile their relationship with Jesus Christ. It mentions several mediations that lesbians and gays can perform from day one to day seven including the sessions Confession, Sin, and Grace and Forgiveness. A...
- No place in the pew. // Advocate;07/20/99, Issue 790, p18
Reports on the refusal of the Southern Baptist Convention to accept gay and lesbians as members in the United States. Negative remarks regarding the Lilith Fair concert tour by gay critic and reverend Jerry Falwell.
- Witherspoon responds to survey on 'separation.' // Network News;Fall2000, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p11
Clarifies the Witherspoon Society's position with regards to a survey sent by its former staff person Nancy Neal about the possibility of 'separating' from the Presbyterian Church, should the exclusion of gay and lesbian members from ordained office be upheld at the 2001 General Assembly. ...
- God and country. Heil, Matthew // Echo Magazine;12/2/2004, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p22
Talks about the impact of the results of the 2004 U.S. presidential election on religious gays and lesbians. Factors that may have caused the reelection of U.S. President George W. Bush; Statement issued by Soulforce, a national organization that combats spiritual violence against gays and...
- Methodist court says pastors may bar gays from membership. Eckstrom, Kevin // Christian Century;11/15/2005, Vol. 122 Issue 23, p14
This article reports on the decision of the Methodist Church Judicial Council to uphold the power of local pastors to refuse church membership to gays and lesbians, as of November 15, 2005. The church's Judicial Council said gays and lesbians have no automatic right to church membership. A...
- Keeping the faith. Quittner, Jeremy // Advocate;7/20/2004-8/3/2004, Issue 919, p34
This article focuses on the efforts of gays and lesbians in the U.S. to reclaim their beliefs after years of being left behind by most organized religions. When Jason Warner began his freshman year at Lee University, a liberal arts school in Tennessee owned by the Church of God, he had not yet...
- How Christian are Christian churches? Harbaugh, Steven // Advocate;7/20/2004-8/3/2004, Issue 919, p44
This article presents several religious denominations in the U.S. and their stand on issues related to homosexuality. According to those who are part of Southern Baptist, being gay is considered an abomination, but gays can allegedly become members of the church as long as they realize they can...
