Last Friday, Feb. 17, in a sea of green voting cards which said "yes," the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) spoke out in opposition to the proposed amendment to the Minnesota state constitution that would deprive the right to a civil marriage to same-gender partners.
The Minneapolis Area Synod, the largest synod of the ELCA and one of 6 in Minnesota and 65 in the ELCA, voted...
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February 22, 2012 - 10:10am
Tags: Believe Out Loud| Emily Eastwood| Evangelical Lutheran Church of America| Lutherans Concerned North America| Marriage Equality| Minnesota Marriage Amendment
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February 21, 2012 - 2:02pm
Today, we are excited to announce a historic moment in the Presbyterian Church (USA):
We give thanks to God that Katie Ricks was approved for ordination by New Hope Presbytery on February 18. The passage of Amendment 10-A, now G-2.10104 in our Book of Order, made it possible for Katie to be ordained. Katie is a graduate of Columbia Theological Seminary who has been serving as an associate in ministry at the Church of the Reconciliation, a welcoming and affirming...
February 17, 2012 - 2:02pm
Next Tuesday, the United Church of Christ will announce the #1,000 Opening and Affirming church in the UCC. “Feb. 21 will be a family-wide celebration for Open and Affirming churches in the United Church of Christ!” they announced yesterday. If you’re looking for ways your congregation can celebrate this important milestone, the UCC offers some suggestions:
- Take some time during worship on Feb. 26 to give thanks for the Coalition's ONA ministry and renew...
February 15, 2012 - 11:11am
By Rev. Troy G. Plummer
It has been ten years since the bomb threat at our Freedom to Marry ceremony. Ten years ago on February 12, Walter and I joined about 50 other couples to share rings and vows. As parents gathered the smaller kids together and scurried out of the church, I was so proud of the United Methodist pastor who calmly advanced us to the next part of the service inviting love to overcome fear.
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February 13, 2012 - 11:11am
Today, we are thrilled to share an important milestone of Dumbarton United Methodist Church in Georgetown:
Dumbarton United Methodist Church will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the congregation's decision to publicly welcome gay and lesbian worshippers into its fold.
The church has invited Massachusetts-based minister Sean Delmore to deliver the guest sermon at the 11 a.m. worship service on Feb. 19.
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Tags: Believe Out Loud| Dumbarton| Georgetown| Georgetown Patch| Lauren Sausser| Methodist| RCM| Reconciling Ministries Network| United Methodist Church
February 10, 2012 - 9:09am
By Jennifer Knapp, Grammy nominated and Dove Award winning artist
From the moment I began to acknowledge my connection to women, many of my Christian friends began to immediately critique my spiritual standing. The conclusions always jumped to my lack of self-control, some failure of mine to “respond to the Holy Spirit” or that I was willfully sinful, headstrong and purposed to throw out my concern for pleasing God. The thought of my spiritual mentors and...
Tags: Believe Out Loud| Christian| Coming Out Christian| Inside Out Faith| Jennifer Knapp| LGBT Christian
February 9, 2012 - 5:05pm
Rep. Maureen Walsh (R-WA):
“I have allowed my heart and my mind to guide me in decisions that I have made on a lot of different issues that have been before us in the legislature … I was married for twenty-three years to the love of my life and he died six years ago. And I think of all the wonderful years we had and the wonderful fringe benefit of having three beautiful children. I don’t miss the sex … it is certainly not the aspect of that...
Tags: Believe Out Loud| Marriage Equality| Marriage Equality Washington| Rep Maureen Walsh| Republican Support Marriage| Walla Walla| Washington
February 9, 2012 - 4:04pm
This month, on February 25, The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB), The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America and The Alliance of Baptists will begin its “Many Voices, One Love” campaign by hosting the first of three LGBT marriage equality conferences throughout the country.
The first conference will take place in North Carolina and focus on defeating Amendment One, a discriminatory constitutional amendment that North Carolinians will be voting on...
Tags: Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists| AWAB| Baptists| Believe Out Loud| Many Voices One Love| North Carolina| Robin Lunn
February 8, 2012 - 4:04pm
A group called “One Million Moms” recently called for JCPenny to fire talk show host Ellen DeGeneres as their spokesperson because she is a lesbian. In an email to Reuters, a spokesperson rejected the call stating, "jcpenny stands behind its partnership with Ellen DeGeneres."
On today’s show with both wit and humor, Ellen addressed the hate groups call for her firing and commented on the values she stands for...
February 8, 2012 - 2:02pm
Yesterday was a victorious day for the LGBT community in California and across the country. When the announcement was made that the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution, the reaction from supporters of LGBT marriage came far and wide. As Michael Adee, Executive Director of More Light Presbyterians said, "Everyone has the right to be...
