Would Jesus Discriminate?

Would Jesus Discriminate?

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Greeting from Archbischop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

Greeting from Archbischop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

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... around the globe we have experienced the soul destruction that comes from hate filled rhetoric. In restoring our souls, we have come to find that our voices will speak the liberation that comes through ...
... definitions of family and any union between two people – with or without children – deserves acknowledgement and protection under the law. Adoption of children should be undertaken in the best interest ...
... of family and any union between two people – with or without children – deserves acknowledgement and protection under the law. Adoption of children should be undertaken in the best interest of the ...
... nothing short of shameful that those elected to represent a public who overwhelmingly called for the end of the ban, chose political machinations over honoring their call to serve our common interests.  ...
... human development problems in South Africa. PsySSA is committed to the transformation and development of South African Psychology to serve the needs and interests of all South Africa’s people. PsySSA advances ...
... by our government representatives is shameful and a disgrace. The vote basically means my life is worthless. We will not rest until the full liberation of LGBTI people in South Africa and the world is ...
... truth is, it isn't easy.  But we have an example of its truest and purest form, and while we may not reach the heights or the depths of love that Jesus did, we have, in his example, the foundations ...
8. OIA: They’re baaaaack!
(About us/News)
... Best Foreign Film and winner of 3 prestigious awards in Cannes in 2009. Dolan at age 21 wrote, directed and starred in this subtle, layered film about the relationship between a teenage gay boy and the ...
... and then two options for the rest of the day.  One is Board Training for churches with less than 75 members and the other is a series of workshops on such topics as funeral planning, fundraising, ...
... and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore, the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. Exodus 20: 8-11 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain ...
11. MCC Impact August 2010 (2)
(About us/News)
... has a reception area, a 2520 square foot sanctuary, a large fellowship hall and kitchen, three offices, two classrooms, a bookstore, a large meeting room, storage, restrooms, and a parking lot. They have ...
... as secret at official discretion if it is in the ‘national interest’. Even ordinary information relating to service delivery can become secret. Commercial information can be made secret, making it very ...
13. MCC Impact August 2010 (1)
(About us/News)
... by her closest friends, many from their congregation. Bev Mason, the Vice Moderator at Spirit of Life MCC (New Port Richey, Florida) has entered into eternal rest.  Her memorial service was on 31 ...
... SAPS and was pursuing the responsible officials to solve the case by arresting the assailants. On Friday 19th June, in an unexplainable manner, she was again attacked in the same neighbourhood. She was ...
... to promote, respect and advance the rights in our Constitution. We commit ourselves to mobilise the LGBTI community, the rest of civil society and progressive social forces to take public action to challenge ...
16. MCC Impact June 2010 (1)
(About us/News)
... others expressing interesting. They hope to revive the annual Interfaith Pride Service and have already specifically addressed inclusion of trans people, linking their information to the TG London website ...
... target of this article. From their arrest in December last year through to their sentencing today Steven and Tiwonge have been treated in the most horrific fashion at every stage. The outcome of their ...
18. MCC Impact May 2010 (1)
(About us/News)
... at their Spring Network Gathering last weekend. Rev. Elder Ken Martin was the featured guest. He presented workshops, led an informative session on therestructuring proposal, and preached at one of the ...
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. ...
... similar divisions, but while they wrestled with difficult debates, they were crystal clear about what was right and what was wrong - that the most damnable thing about apartheid was that it hurt people ...
Moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches Calls for Prayer and Letters of Support for Malawian Gay Couple Arrested for Engagement Ceremony   “God has sent me to proclaim freedom ...
The homophobic murder trial continues in the Khayelitsha Regional Court C following the brutal murder of Zoliswa Nkonyana in February 2006 by a mob of about 20 youths. Nine young men have been arrested ...
... in Khayelitsha on the 4th February 2006. Nine suspects were arrested on the 21st February 2006. Between Feb and Dec 2006, bail applications were processed. At this point, accused no. 4 was granted bail. ...
24. MCC Impact June 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
...  Rev. Jeff Bert, Rev. Lea Brown, and Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon, along with several members of MCC San Francisco were arrested during a peaceful protest in San Francisco.  To read more, click here ...
... the places in the world where communities of faith, including the wider Anglican Communion, use their presence, power and prestige to support the continued stigmatization and marginalization of God's lesbian, ...
... be unveiling a bench which will memorialise the two young lesbian women who were so brutally murdered two years ago. The unveiling will be accompanied by a short programme and we invite all interested ...
... on her and a friend as they walked home one evening. While the accused were arrested shortly after the event the case has barely moved forward since that time, there have been a total of 20 postponements ...
28. MCC Impact May 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
... to be given to some of the world's poorest people to help them become self-reliant.   Rev. Elijah Nealy was a special guest at the Unity Banquet, produced by the Houston (Texas) Transgender Unity ...
... referred to as LGBTI people) in South Africa representing the organised LGBTI sector, acting and speaking in the interest of our respective and diverse constituencies. We exist to advance and promote the ...
... of a rape of an openly gay man. Luanda was allegedly raped and left in the ditch in his eMfuleni home township on April 26 last year. Three men were initially arrested and later released on bail following ...
31. Call Me By My True Names
(Spirituality/Word for Word)
... and adjudicate to rise above self-interest and political anxiety, to genuinely stand for the best principles of a just society? When our bodies are broken and forgotten, the dream of a new South Africa ...
32. MCC Impact May 2009 (1)
(About us/News)
... for persons in distress and the rest in their conference fund.   A Night of Musical Theater is the theme for a dinner theater at Pikes Peak MCC (Colorado Springs, Colorado) this weekend.  ...
... their LGBTI citizens like lesser persons, unworthy of consideration. The unworthiness rests entirely on these States, for theirs is the shame of depriving a significant number of their citizens of dignity, ...
34. Region 4 News
(About us/News)
... from  Friday 31st July to Sunday 2nd August, in Newcastle. If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Marina Laws at the Regional Office for further details. MarinaLaws@MCCchurch.net ...
35. MCC Impact April 2009 (1)
(About us/News)
... This month they went bowling.   On 4 May Velicity Metropolis is hosting a Bingo night at a local restaurant with the proceeds of the Bingo card sales going to aChurch4Me? MCC (Chicago, Illinois). ...
36. The Cross
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... it, I had a deeply spiritual experience. I visualized God healing Virgil of all those stab wound before he entered his rest - as if he could not enter with all that violence still clinging to him. It took ...
37. Conversations at the Tomb
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... been dead for many hours and had felt the power of God enter him and do the unthinkable were these words to Mary:  Whom are you looking for?   It's especially interesting that earlier - in ...
38. Late - But Not Too Late
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... and conflicts are building. This moment will not last forever, he knows. One commentary talks about Jesus going to Bethany to rest up for his "aggressive face off" with the authorities the next day. I ...
... last year. Five men were initially arrested and one was released in October following over a dozen court hearings at the Springs Magistrate Court. Four men stand trial and will be asked to plead to the ...
40. Spiritual ConNEXTion: Outreach
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... people even when we eat out every week and we are not afraid to pray at the table. We didn't know that we were touching others then the owners of a local restaurant called and told us how it has touched ...
41. MCC Impact January 2009
(About us/News)
... (Duncan, South Carolina) grew from 28 to 40 when their last class was brought into membership the Sunday before Christmas.  With more interested in joining, they should easily reach their target of ...
In July 2001, the General Conference of the UFMCC overwhelmingly passed a major restructure plan for Metropolitan Community Churches. The plan had been carefully developed with extensive grassroots consultation ...
43. MCC Reach January 2009
(About us/News)
... Rumi: What nine months does for the embryo, Forty early mornings Will do for your growing awareness. Based on the success of the first Winter Feast in Idaho (2008), the interest ...
44. MCC Reach December 2008
(About us/News)
... and Uruguay people received presents both around Christmas and on the morning of Epiphany day; there are also some countries, like the rest of Latin America, where people stay awake until midnight, when ...
... are broken. They have no protection, no barriers. The deforestation there means that mud slides unimpeded down the mountain. Poverty, racism, years of colonial rule followed by government corruption has ...
... to call for justice for the victims of hate crime, for Sizakele Sigasa and Salome Masooa, in whose case no arrests have ever been made. For Zoliswa Nkonyana whose alleged killers are yet to face trial ...
... Krestan David Krumroy Ronnie L. Bobbie LaBelle Dana Labnon Karl Lack Kevin LaClaire Kevin Lally Gean Lalonde Jeff LaLonde John Lalulya Tom Lambert Marty Lamica Patrick A. Landon Rick Lane ...
48. MCC Impact November 2008 (1)
(About us/News)
... Baylor University in Waco, Texas.  During the Q&A time, the students were very interested in MCC. Teddy Martin, a member of Good Shepherd MCC (Granville, NSW, Australia) serves as Worthy ...
49. MCC Impact
(About us/News)
... Annual Exponential Church Planting Conference is scheduled for April 20-23, 2009.  Rev. Elder Arlene Ackerman invites all interested persons to mark the date on their calendars.   Do you ...
50. I Cry Aloud to God
(Spirituality/Word for Word)
... Love was healing the world in the midst of fear and violence, carrying the promise of Christ to each new generation. But on the night Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, I wonder if the original ...
51. "God is Gay" breakfast
(Calendar event/Seminar)
... of religion can damage people and undermine hope. One of the primary ways in which this hurt occurs is by declaring those who do not comply with restrictive definitions of “holy” as being “unholy”. Labyrinth ...

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