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By Think Progress The tragic suicide of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi motivated an important conversation about bullying through the trial of his roommate, Dharun Ravi, who spied on his intimate moments with a webcam. But after nearly two years, Clementi’s mother, Jane Clementi, is opening up about some of her own guilt, because when Tyler…
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Dear Fellow Christians, Like you, I have been concerned that America’s moral barometer has taken a beating over the years. There are many who feel separation of Church and State is meant to limit the Church’s voice in matters of politics or public life. I disagree. The Church has more to offer than hospitals,…
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Via NECN.com Augsburg College is publicly opposing the amendment to ban gay marriage in Minnesota’s constitution. The announcement Tuesday makes the Minneapolis liberal arts school the first traditional university in the state to come out against the amendment. The Minneapolis-based online institution Capella University has also gone on record against it. Minnesotans United for All Families,…
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Via The Advocate Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the coalition working to uphold the new state law in a referendum, announced that more than 100 organizations have joined the campaign. The coalition reached the milestone this week, according to a news release. Marylanders for Marriage Equality includes a broad array of LGBT organizations, organized labor, religious…
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Via Northfield News As Minnesotans we will soon be voting on the proposed marriage amendment. I’ve been thinking about how my mind has changed, because of my faith. I grew up in a small town in northwest Iowa. I attended our town’s United Church of Christ weekly and took my faith very seriously. Homosexuality was…
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Via The Advocate The first ad to make the case for marriage equality in Minnesota features a couple married for 59 years talking about the evolution of their own beliefs. Yvonne Peterson says, “If someone had asked me if gay people should get married, I would have said no.” Now as time has passed, and…
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Last week, when the big Chick-Fil-A kerfuffle was reaching a fever pitch, I tweeted a couple of jokes showing support for those who, like myself, are upset over the amount of money Dan Cathy donates to anti-gay causes. The tweets took off, and before I knew it I was receiving a flurry of responses.…
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Via GoDanRiver It seems to be open season on gays these days, doesn’t it? It must be an election year. Between the local PFLAG controversy and the national Chick-fil-A Customer Appreciation Day — which was well attended locally — social conservatives are seizing the opportunity to express their disapproval of homosexuality in ways new and…
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By Rev. Susan Russell, Huffington Post There’s been much ado this week about the call by anti-gay activist Bryan Fischer for an “underground railroad” that would effectively abduct children from same-sex parents. According to The New Civil Rights Movement, Fischer tweeted that he believes it’s his duty to Christ to steal the children of gay…
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Via The Advocate In its repeated effort to make the message on marriage equality about love and commitment, a new ad from the Pride Foundation again showcases religious parents who want that special moment when they watch their son get married. In the video, Lutheran minister Gib Rossing and his wife, Beth, of Olympia, Wash., explain…
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