It's Time for People of Faith to be Present in Washington

7th October, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

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October 07, 2009

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 — Members of the National Religious Leadership Roundtable, convened by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, will participate at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11. What follows is an Article of Faith addressing the importance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, as well as straight allies, marching for equality, but most importantly it is a call for religion to embrace full inclusion and justice for LGBT people.

Article of Faith by the Rev. Nancy Wilson
Moderator, Metropolitan Community Churches
National Religious Leadership Roundtable Member

It is time for America to be America for my community, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. I say this as a religious leader, and a lesbian activist for 37 years, who first demonstrated for equal rights in front of the White House in 1976.  (Read the rest of the article on The Task Force website!)