7th October, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
REPRINT from http://www.thetaskforce.org October 07, 2009 MEDIA CONTACT: Pedro Julio Serrano, Communications Manager (Office) 646.358.1479 (Cell) 787.602.5954 pjserrano@theTaskForce.org 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 » Read More
30th March, 2009 - Posted by admin - 3 Comments
President Barack ObamaThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 March 27, 2009 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the friends and members of the denomination of Metropolitan Community Churches, I am writing to thank you for endorsing the Joint Statement on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity first presented to the General Assembly » Read More
19th March, 2009 - Posted by admin - 1 Comment
From Rev. Nancy L. Wilson Dear MCC Friend: I am writing to you today to urge you to take action in the fight against AIDS! On Tuesday, March 17, Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cameroon for his first papal pilgrimage to the African continent and made his first pontifical statement directly opposing the use of condoms to » Read More
13th February, 2009 - Posted by admin - 1 Comment
A Statement from the Office of the Moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches CONTEXT: The Oklahoma legislature convened with a beginning prayer on 11 February. To pray: the Rev. Scott Jones of Cathedral of Hope UCC in Oklahoma City. Before his prayer, Rev. Jones offered the following thanks: “I want to thank my representative and good » Read More
6th February, 2009 - Posted by admin - 7 Comments
February 2009 UPDATE! Thank you to the more than 200 people who participated in this survey as a result of MCC’s release! May our experiences and our perspectives serve to broaden the wealth of information being collected on our behalf. Blessings! ~ MCC Moderator’s Corner Dear Members and Friends of MCC: I am delighted for » Read More
5th February, 2009 - Posted by nwilsonadmin - No Comments
About ten people from MCC were at the Creating Change Conference in Denver, the NGLTF’s version of our General Conference, which occurs yearly. Just briefly: 1) It is clear that the national LGBT movement and organizations and funders are struggling to understand the role of religion in the movment, and we have to help them! » Read More
22nd January, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
I wanted to share this with everyone…from Rev. Elder Diane Fisher, MCC Region 5: Dear Friends, My heart was touched when I heard the following. I am not sure who it is attributed to, but it is profound: Rosa sat, so that Martin could walk. Martin walked, so that Barack could run. Barack ran, so » Read More
21st January, 2009 - Posted by nwilsonadmin - No Comments
If you want to know what a difference a day makes, just take a look at the new White House website and what it says about LGBT issues, HIV/AIDS. It is just an incredible change in symbol and substance. Read More
31st December, 2008 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Prayer Alert from The Moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches In the days to come, wrote the prophet Isaiah, God will wield authority over many nations and adjudicate between many peoples; these will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not life sword against nation, neither shall they train for » Read More
17th December, 2008 - Posted by nwilsonadmin - No Comments
12 December 2008 The Honorable Condoleeza Rice United States Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Madam Secretary: During the current United Nations General Assembly session, 55 member states will present a Joint Statement on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and another 5 have indicated that they are willing » Read More
