Religious issues for gays and lesbians

An article from the Arizona Daily Star looking at various religions and how they are split over the issues of ordination and gay acceptance.

Religion and same-sex unions

A New York Times review and a LA Times review of John Boswell's new book Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe
A member of soc.motss gave a sermon at a gay wedding.
Fred Phelps is a homophobic minister from Topeka Kansas. He and his congregation have picketed other churches that welcome gays and lesbians. He picketed President Clinton's mother's funeral, the funeral of Randy Shilts and other people that have died from HIV.
On June 29, 1994 Jon Michael Bell, a former reporter hired to investigate Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church by Stauffer Communications, Inc.,filed a lawsuit in Shawnee County District Court in Topeka, Kansas against Stauffer Communications alleging the Topeka Capital-Journal owed him compensation for overtime and to clarify ownership of his notes and work product. The work product in question, "Addicted to Hate" chronicling the life and times of Fred Phelps, was attached to the lawsuit as Exhibit A making it, therefore, a public document. Here are the papers as filed with the court, and the article in question. More background is also included in this very long article.
The homepage of Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement
Mel White is an Evangelical Christian that wrote for Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and other televangelists. Rev. White came out of the closet in 1991 and has dedicated his life to ending violence against gay men and lesbians caused by the radical religious right.
A site for religious tolerance with a page on lesbian, gay and bisexual issues

Scarlet Q pages, regarding the heresy trial of Episcopol Bishop Righer

In John Boswell's last book, he makes a historic case for same-sex unions. He argues that stories and liturgies in early catholicism up to the middle ages sanctified same-sex unions. One story, quoted often in the liturgies, is the story of Saints Serge and Baccus, a story about the romantic love of these two men.

What was described as Just another Jesus for Gays page.

Evangelical Anglican Church in America page -- a church with an emphasis on g/l/b/t issues

Bridges Across The thesis of the Bridges-Across Project is that it is not necessary for people to agree on debates about disputed biblical passages. What Bridges-Across preaches is that it is necessary for church members to come together as family. Because Bridges-Across is for people of all faiths, and without faith, we are not saying that everyone should come to Christ. Elizabeth Town, PA website from Bridges Across.

Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement

Judaism and Jewish Resources and Gay Jews mailing list

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