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Heartland Pride

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Scott Jones

Heartland Pride is today in Omaha and Council Bluffs.  Some of the churches whose clergy signed the statement will be present and the group Heartland Clergy for Inclusion will be represented in the parade. The parade begins at 11 a.m. and runs along tenth street from Farnam to Pacific.  And the festival this year will […]

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Video of the Heartland Proclamation’s Historic Release (2 min)

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Eric Elnes

Here’s a link to a 2-minute video compilation of the historic release of the Heartland Proclamation.  You can help us be spreading it far and wide – and inviting Heartland clergy to sign the Proclamation!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K77jBU9LKlw What are Heartland clergy?  They are licensed and ordained clergy from the following 13 states: IL, IN, IA, KS, […]

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One Pastor Reflects

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Scott Jones

The following appeared in The Congregationalist, the church newsletter of the First Central Congregational United Church of Christ in Omaha, Nebraska for June 23, 2011.  It was written by the Rev. Dr. Scott Jones, the Senior Minister. On Wednesday, June 15 over three hundred people gathered at the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, overlooking the fast-rising […]

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Omaha World Herald Publishes Response

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Eric Elnes

A response to an angry reader who objected to the Heartland Proclamation was published today in the Omaha World Herald’s Public Pulse section (4B).  Originally an Op Ed piece was submitted, but was rejected by the Editor on the grounds that he would be compelled to publish a rebuttal and did not want to start […]

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Number of signers doubles in a week.

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Eric Elnes

While our home page still shows 181 Heartland Proclamation signers, we have received another batch of names which are being manually added, bringing the number to 205.  In other words, the number has doubled in a week.  Keep getting the word out, and let’s try to double THIS number!

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