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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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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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Press Conference Address by Dr. Eric Elnes

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Eric Elnes

For many years, Heartland clergy and their congregations have been prayerfully reexamining long-held assumptions with respect to homosexuality, and gender identity and expression. To everything there is a season and today we recognize that this is the season of warming.  Our silence has been broken, and today we join with many gay and straight persons […]

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Beyond the Sound Bite: A Fuller Version

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Eric Elnes

In the vision of the Hebrew prophet Amos, the preeminent sign of God’s presence and power is found where justice rolls down like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream (Amos 5:24). Today, with the banks of the Missouri River in full flood, the Heartland Clergy for Inclusion gathers with you to bear witness […]

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