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Religious leaders, including Rev. Sandford Brown of the First United Methodist Church in Seattle, support marriage equality in an ad recently put out by Washington United for Marriage. In the ad, the leaders show their support for Referendum 74 saying that it not only protects religious freedoms, but allows committed loving couples to get married. “It’s not for us…
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Darlene and Tom White support their Lesbian daughter and want to see her marry the one she loves. Tom realized, through his grandson, why marriage equality matters. “Why does a 15-year-old honor student and top athlete have to defend the very existence of his own wonderful family?” Catholics for Marriage Equality (C4ME) has created a…
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For firefighters in Maine, it is all about teamwork. “If a guy works hard and does his job, I’m not going to judge him,” said Dave Lorandeau, a firefighter in Maine voting YES on Question 1. Recently, Mainers United, has put out a series of web ads showing how straight allies can make a real…
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The clock is winding down ’till the vote for marriage equality and Referendum 74 in Washington. Washington United for Marriage recently spoke with Rev. Rich Lang, of the University Temple Methodist Church in Seattle, and his wife Cathy, who shared why they are voting for marriage equality November 6th. For a couple who has been…
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Marylanders for Marriage Equality released a new web ad featuring lifelong Catholics Pat and Jenny Nugent. They have been married for forty-eight years and have seven children and eleven grandchildren. “We are both cradle Catholics, have always participated in church been very active in our parishes,” Jenny said. When their son Kevin was a sophomore…
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Good Monday morning. Welcome to Believe Out Loud’s Week In Review, a weekly digest of the latest headlines at the intersection of Christianity and LGBT equality. If you were told God is not a Christian, nor a Muslim or a Jew, what would you say? Bishop Shelby Spong, former bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of…
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Investigative reporting can pull back the curtain on truths that are kept hidden. When Carlos Maza went “under cover” to a NOM (National Organization for Marriage) weekend event for college students, he listened, observed, and took notes on all the anti-gay rhetoric that was paraded out. Toward the end of the event — and the…
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Via Huffington Post Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that she will instruct immigration agents to consider same-sex relationships the same as heterosexual ones in determining whether an individual should be deported, a victory for advocates and members of Congress who worried verbal instructions could be ignored. Although the administration had previously…
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Via United Church of Christ News Four United Church of Christ ministers appear on the Huffington Post’s list of “Most Inspiring LGBT Religious Leaders.” Bishop Yvette Flunder, senior pastor of City of Refuge UCC in San Francisco; the Rev. Jo Hudson, senior pastor at Cathedral of Hope UCC in Dallas; and the Rev. William R.…
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By Believe Out Loud Washington United for Marriage released a new ad this month. As Washingtonians prepare to vote on marriage equality, families are reminding voters around the state why we must approve Referendum 74. Learn more about the campaign by clicking here. Image and video via Washington United for Marriage
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