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Step toward Equality in the Heartland
Congratulations to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where the City Council yesterday passed an ordinance including sexual orientation in the non-discrimination policies for public employees. This was the first attempt at such an ordinance in Oklahoma City and it passed with a vote of 7-2, including with the vote of Republican mayor Mick Cornett. Oklahoma-based The Equality […]
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Tagged Ed Shadid, equality, LGBT, Mick Cornett, non-discrimination, Oklahoma City
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Human Rights Campaign Supports Heartland Proclamation
In their weekly message the Human Rights Campaign supported the Heartland Proclamation: Good afternoon. Every day, I am deeply moved by the many diverse people across this country working for LGBT equality often with little fanfare or resources. In Omaha, Nebraska, for instance, an extraordinary group of religious leaders are working to advance the Heartland […]
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Tagged bisexual, Elnes, equality, gay, Heartland, Heartland Proclamation, HRC, Human Rights Campaign, justice, lesbian, LGBT, omaha, Solomonese, transgender
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Gay People Exist
In an essay on the blog Religion Dispatches, author Jay Michaelson writes that “when it comes to LGBT people, our very existence is still, somehow, subject to debate.” He identifies it as the only civil rights struggle where many opponents doubt the existence of those seeking full equality. He writes, “I’m being forced to defend […]
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Heartland Pride
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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Tagged bisexual, Christian, clergy, equality, gay, HCI, Heartland, Heartland Proclamation, homosexuality, lesbian, LGBT, omaha, Pride, transgender
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One Pastor Reflects
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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Tagged bisexual, Christian, clergy, David Ruhe, equality, gay, HCI, Heartland, Heartland Proclamation, homosexuality, justice, lesbian, LGBT, omaha, Scott Jones, transgender
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