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1. OIA Pride Film Festival 2010
(Special Pages/General)
... London gay couples through the eyes of their best female friend, Louise. Mr Right is a witty and engrossing trip guide to gay London. Visit the Out in Africa Website for more information:http://www.oia.co.za ...
As people around the world prepare to celebrate St. Valentine's Day, arrests in Kenya highlight the continuing struggle among LGBTQI couples for the right to bless and build consensual, loving relationships. ...
3. MCC Impact Pride Issue
(About us/News)
... for couples, to facilitating the Drag Queen Bingo, to selling desserts at their own booth. Then they hosted a special service on Sunday.  Whew! The Praise Team and Band from All God's Children MCC ...
4. MCC Impact June 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
... Caravan   Five couples from MCC of Greater St. Louis (Missouri) joined 12 other couples to go to Iowa City, Iowa, to officially tie the knot. They were accompanied by five clergy and the media. ...
5. MCC Impact April 2009 (1)
(About us/News)
... $31,000 (USD) in cash and pledges was received as the annual miracle offering to lower the church's mortgage at All God's Children MCC (Minneapolis, Minnesota).   At least six couples will be ...
6. MCC Impact January 2009
(About us/News)
... MCC (Denton, Texas) has already begun work on their Easter Cantata.   The end of this month MCC San Diego (California) is beginning a group for couples in a committed relationship in order to ...
... 28-29 November.  MCC Edinburgh (Scotland) will have their Christmas Fayre on the 22nd complete with handmade items and baked goods. Couples who had been legally wed in Canada, Massachusetts, ...
... equality for LGBT couples.  Rev. Neil Thomas is the chair and Rev. Mike Ellard is a member of the organization's board.  www.cafaithforequality.org (back to top) Children, Youth and Young ...
... MCCers.  Sharon Cox and Diane Holdsworth, Good Hope MCC (Cape Town), were one of the seven couples forming the Equality Project's case for the legalisation.  Janine Preesman, Glorious Light MCC ...
Greg Andrews and Kevin Light, both regular preachers at Good Hope MCC, believe that couples can manage the patterns that couples can manage the patterns that inevitably emerge in every relationship.  ...
11. No fems? No fairies? (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:10)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)
... that the term malakoi has nothing to do with the question we bring to Scripture. We are not defending prostitution, nor vanity or self-indulgence. Our question is whether same-sex couples may live in loving, ...
... September. The float for Open Arms MCC (Rochester, New York) featured wedding pictures of couples who have been legally married. MCC Key West (Florida) partnered with community organizations to offer three ...
... for straight couples. But is it? Fiona and her partner, Todd, also on an impregnation mission, are not having the easiest of rides. Meanwhile, single photographer Gillian has decided to move on to ...
... couples came before the Oregon legislature, Rev. Wes Mullins, Assistant Pastor of MCC Portland (Oregon) was at the Capitol with other clergy who supported the bills. He was quoted in The Oregonian as saying, ...
On 30 November 2006, South Africa became the world’s fifth country and Africa’s first to legalise marriage for same-sex couples. To Have & To Hold explores the journey to same-sex marriage with a collection ...
... Together with the Joint Working Group Good Hope MCC was involved in the parliamentary action surrounding the Civil Union Act allowing Same Sex Couples to marry in South Africa. Job Description We are ...
... service concluded with a commitment ceremony with over 30 couples, both gay and straight, participating.   Folks from MCC Good Shepherd (Granville, Australia), MCC Sydney, and Leighhardt Baptist Church ...
... Mothers  10min Dir: Vivid Tjipura Soccer mad Benni has two mums. The story unfolds as the Civil Union Act, allowing same-sex couples to “marry” is passed into law. Benni must contend with his ...
... SANGAT, and Second Unitarian Church of Chicago (UUA). Rev. Mark Pridmore was one of the clergy officiating at a mass Commitment Ceremony in Dayton, Ohio, for 50 couples. Ken and Teddy McLaughin-Tredick ...
... was the guest presenter at MCC Albuquerque (New Mexico) for The Five Languages of Love, a seminar for couples, including information on identity theft, living wills, powers of attorney, and health care ...
... comprehensive Info Sheet provides anwers to the following topics: What is the Civil Union Act? What does the Civil Union Act provide to lesbian, gay and transgender couples? Who can conduct marriages ...
22. Civil Union Act - How to make it work for you...
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)
... gender identity. 2. What does the Civil Union Act provide to lesbian, gay and transgender couples? (i) A couple has a choice to have their relationship legally registered as a marriage or a civil ...
23. Civil Union Act is official
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)
Same-sex couples can legally get married from 30 November 2006,  with the Civil Union Bill having been signed into law by deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. The Department of Home Affairs ...
... of marriage to include same-sex couples. In keeping with the transformation of our society from one based on unfair discrimination and exclusion to one based on equality and dignity for all, our elected ...
... of marriage to include same-sex couples. In keeping with the transformation of our society from one based on unfair discrimination and exclusion to one based on equality and dignity for all, our elected ...
... for lesbian and gay persons.  As you took that step, you became part of a progressive group of nations who do not discriminate, and who offer lesbian and gay couples and families rights and ...
... for lesbian and gay persons.  As you took that step, you became part of a progressive group of nations who do not discriminate, and who offer lesbian and gay couples and families rights and ...
... this deadline for considerations. You can send a long explanation why you think Same Sex couples should receive the equal rights to heterosexuals or simply send a short note of support. If you wish to ...
29. Call to Action: Same Sex Marriages
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)
... this deadline for considerations. You can send a long explanation why you think Same Sex couples should receive the equal rights to heterosexuals or simply send a short note of support. If you wish to ...
30. Info Sheet on Civil Union Bill
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)
What is the Civil Union Bill all about? Why does if falls short of equality for same sex couples? Download the Information Sheet compiled by OUT LGBTI well-being (pdf, 526 kb) to find out more...   ...
... the parents were heterosexual and all the Godparents were lesbian couples! They are part of the family of New Life MCC of Hampton Roads (Virginia). Rev. John Mark Hild co-officiated at the first-ever Pueblo ...
... right.", said Cox. By granting same sex couples the right to marry takes nothing away from marriage and neither does it in any way infringe on the rights of another person. The Legislature in this ...
33. GHMCC Statement on Same Sex Marriages
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)
... right.", said Cox. By granting same sex couples the right to marry takes nothing away from marriage and neither does it in any way infringe on the rights of another person. The Legislature in this ...
34. Gays and lesbians now 'separate but equal'
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)
... an extension of marriage to same-sex couples; in effect it denies them that right. In The Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie, the court was asked to decide on the constitutionality of South Africa's marriage ...
... intimate destination weddings in Toronto, have teamed up to help same-sex couples who cannot get legally married in their own countries. The two organizations hope to help to bring Canada's progressive ...
... couples. We believe that the Bill does not honour the Constitutional Court judgment, which affirms that both the symbolic and legal equality of marriage should be extended to same sex couples. The fact ...
... couples. We believe that the Bill does not honour the Constitutional Court judgment, which affirms that both the symbolic and legal equality of marriage should be extended to same sex couples. The fact ...
... this bill there is no such thing as marriage between same-sex couples. There won't be divorce either - it's rather "deregistering". The partners won't be married, they will be "registered". ...
... this bill there is no such thing as marriage between same-sex couples. There won't be divorce either - it's rather "deregistering". The partners won't be married, they will be "registered". ...
... issued the following statement: On 1 December 2005 the Constitutional Court unanimously ruled that the exclusion of same sex couples from the institution of marriage infringes their right to dignity, ...
41. G Speak Press Release - Gay Marriage
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)
... gay couples similar rights to heterosexual couples. At a media conference at parliament on Thursday, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said the bill took into account the Constitutional Court judgment ...
On 1 December 2005 the Constitutional Court unanimously ruled that the exclusion of same sex couples from the institution of marriage infringes their right to dignity, equality and privacy. The Court has ...
On 1 December 2005 the Constitutional Court unanimously ruled that the exclusion of same sex couples from the institution of marriage infringes their right to dignity, equality and privacy. The Court has ...
... of foster parents from their congregation. Several couples have entered the training process. MCCer Terry Davis was named the Volunteer of the Year by the YMCA in Louisville, Kentucky. Christy Ebner is ...
Metropolitan Community Churches Media Release: Washington Supreme Court Says "No" to Equality for Same-Gender Couples and Families Metropolitan Community Churches Express Dismay Los Angeles -- ...
Metropolitan Community Churches Media Release: Washington Supreme Court Says "No" to Equality for Same-Gender Couples and Families Metropolitan Community Churches Express Dismay Los Angeles -- ...
... our religious voice and our churches to both promote and provide religious services and blessings for lesbian/gay couples who wish to sanctify their relationship before God, regardless of legal recognition, ...
48. MCC Marriage Equality Newsletter
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)
... our religious voice and our churches to both promote and provide religious services and blessings for lesbian/gay couples who wish to sanctify their relationship before God, regardless of legal recognition, ...
49. Out In Africa Film Festival
(About us/News)
... that accompanies weddings is magnified two score when the Spanish King decrees that same sex marriages can take place. The first gay civil wedding in Spain is for 20 gay couples. As the capital and the ...
... and won a lawsuit against the State of California seeking legal recognition of their Canadian marriage. The case is on appeal.   Perry is again calling for same-sex couples to go to marriage bureaus ...
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Conviction and Sentencing of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga

The Joint Working Group  (JWG), a network Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) organizations throughout South Africa were horrified by this morning’s confirmation that Steven...

Holy Week 2010 at GHMCC

Holy Week Programme 2010 at Good Hope Metropolitan Community Church

MCC Human Rights Protocol

Written by Rev. Elder Diane Fisher Adopted by the MCC Board of Elders, 11 August 2008 What is the Human Rights Church? Metropolitan Community Church mission in the world is Tearing Down Walls, and Building...

Invite to AGM on 18 April 2010

Good Hope MCC invites all members and friends of the Church to our Annual General Meeting on Sunday, 18 April 2010 after the Sunday Service. Business packs with reports and the proposed agenda will be...

GHMCC is entering transitioning period

Good Hope Metropolitan Community Church is entering a transitioning period. The Church Council made the following announcement:

MCC around the Globe Congratulate Washington D.C. on this Historic Day of U.S. Marriage Equality

A Journey into Light: Pride Interfaith Service on 2 March 2010

Call for Action in the Arrest of Gay Kenyans

There comes a time - Solidarity to mark the Trial of Rev. Ecclesia de Lange

JWG Reject the Proposed Appointment of Homophobic Journalist Jon Qwelane as an Ambassador

Meet the "Human Rights Church"

MCC Calls for Prayer and Support for Malawian Gay Couple

Call to Protest at the Ugandan High Commission: 17 November 2009

Zoliswa Nkonyana Murder Trial Update

You've Got A Friend Series in October

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The Thorn In My Side Is Not Being Gay...

by Reverend Pressley Sutherland The Apostle Paul once wrote that he had a ‘mysterious’ thorn in his side that he struggled with inside himself. I think this is one of those places where...

Call Me By My True Names

Text of a Speech Given by Rev Pressley Sutherland at the Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Gay Hate Crimes Awareness Demonstration and Commemorative Gathering Held On the Eve of the South African General...

An Easter Blessing

How Jesus Became a Morning Person.   I confess that I am a morning person. Perhaps, because it does take me a while to wake up, I love my quiet time in the am. I love my quiet house (my partner...

The Cross

Good Friday Sermon by Rev. Nancy Wilson, MCC Moderator  Someone wrote to me a while ago, upset with MCC because we do not preach enough about "the cross." I knew what he meant...

Conversations at the Tomb

Easter Message by Rev Elder Glenna Shepherd, Elder Serving MCC Region 4 The Text:  John 20:1-18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the...

Late - But Not Too Late

Spiritual ConNEXTion: Outreach

Provision for Every Season

How Great Our Joy

Sermon for World AIDS Day 2008 - Uncommon Hope

I Cry Aloud to God

Experimenting with Christianities

Completed in One Another

Biblical Evidence

No fems? No fairies? (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:10)

Today's Scripture

Friday, 3rd September 2010

God told Abram: 'Leave your country, your family, and your father's home for a land that I will show you. - I'll make you a great nation and bless you. I'll make you famous; you'll be a blessing. I'll bless those who bless you; those who curse you I'll curse. All the families of the Earth will be blessed through you.' Genesis 12:1-3 The Message [MSG]

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