Love. Period.

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Reverend Jacqueline J. Lewis of Middle Collegiate Church talks about the love she experienced in the 2012 LGBT Pride March.

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I Think I’m Gay (CARTOON)

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Cartoon by David Hayward, NakedPastor David Hayward started a blog called nakedpastor in 2006, and initiated his public analysis of religion, the religious community and spirituality through his writings, art and cartoons. Today, David offers commentary on Jesus and being gay in, “I Think I’m Gay.” Learn more about nakedpastor

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Desmond Tutu: A Rock Star For Equal Rights

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  Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner, key player in bringing down South Africa’s apartheid system, might invite comparison with a variety of figures — Martin Luther King, perhaps, or Frederick Douglass. But Lady Gaga? Tutu is “a rock star” on a par with Gaga, says his close friend Robert Taylor, an author,…

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LGBT & Affirming Faith Communities Prominent In Chicago Pride Parade

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Chicago area LGBT-affirming faith groups are slated to be one of the lead contingents in the 2012 Pride Parade taking place on Sunday, June 24.  The Pride Parade organizers agreed to a request from the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches (CCWC) and Dignity/Chicago that all faith-based groups march together in a prominent position of the…

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Standing On The Side Of Love

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By More Light Presbyterians The Christian Post interviewed Michael Adee, MLP’s Executive Director & Field Organizer, about marriage equality overtures at the upcoming 220th General Assembly. “I hope and pray that the General Assembly meeting soon in Pittsburgh will stand on the side of love and the right side of history.” From the Christian Post: According…

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