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An article in the Shield the Vulnerable newsletter states:
"Gay exorcisms are performed as a religious ritual to "cleanse and bind demonic powers" by forcefully pressing upon a person's body parts until a demon is purged through the orifices. When performed on minors, it could be child abuse. Exorcism performed on a child, "is a very, very damaging concept," says a gay Christian who underwent routine exorcisms , and one Atlanta preacher calls the practice "dangerous." Government agencies are reluctant to interfere in any religious ritual, but the First Amendment may not protect exorcisms if they cause harm to children since courts have found parents criminally negligent when they withhold life-saving medical treatments from their children for religious reasons.
Read more @ Details.com.
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oasis e-news
from the LGBT Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of California
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Integrity/Oasis Training Deferred Until Fall 2011
The training session Integrity and Oasis planned to convene this month has been postponed until the fall of this year. Please stay tuned for a new date and time.
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Anti-racism Training in February and for Lent
 Anti-racism training - required by the Episcopal Church for all leaders, lay and ordained - will be offered in multiple formats in the Diocese of California in 2011. Click here to download the registration form for the February training at St. Paul's, Burlingame, or contact Denise Obando deniseo@diocal.org
to reserve your space now. Also available, in time for your Lenten programming, a small-group anti-racism curriculum designed to be offered in congregations or ministry teams. Sample sessions available for download in February, and leadership training available on Saturday, March 5. Registration will be available soon.
When: Friday, February 25 through Saturday, February 26 (also multi-session Lenten Study available)
Where: St. Paul's, 415 El Camino Real,
Burlingame (or anywhere, for small group curriculum)
Contact: Julia McCray-Goldsmith, juliam@diocal.org, 415.869.7826 |
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LGBT Faith and Aging Conference Set Aug. 17, 2011
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Oakland has graciously agreed to host this s ession on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from noon to 5:30 P.M. Notes on the most recent planning committee session are here.
For updates on this issue please sign up for our 2011 LGBT Faith and Aging Conference e-mail list.
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David Kato's Murder Sparks
World Wide Condemnation
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Last week we asked you to send an e-mail to the Archbishop of Canterbury asking for him to speak out against the "Anglican" homophobia that supports anti-LGBT violence like the murder of David Kato. You did, he has, and we urge you now to send him a thank you e-mail.
News reports of note include:
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Diginity honors Deacon Vince Jang with Pax et Bonum Service Award
 Every year the SF Dignity Chapter has a dinner-dance event called the Pax et Bonum Service Awards Dinner (Peace and Goodness) for the chapter and community and they honor folks who have been of service to the chapter, to the Church community and to the greater LGBT community.
The event this year will be on February 19th and Deacon Vince Jang is one of those being honored for his service to the SF Chapter. The other honorees include Nicole Sotelo from Call to Action and Lt. Dan Choi for his activism for the repeal of DADT - and they're both coming to the party, too!
We're hoping for a big, supportive crowd for all the recipients and so I wanted to make sure that word got out to the community. If you would to attend, you can contact the office or make your reservation online here. |
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What is to be made, theologically, of the unabashedly male-dominated, hierarchical world of Genesis?
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Jane Williams writes in the UK's Guardian newspaper: "Genesis is a patriarchal narrative, through and through. Its world is one where women exist entirely as adjuncts to men, and where safety and success for women lie in marriage and reproduction. Monogamy and sexual fidelity are not expected of men. It is also a world where slavery and servitude is taken for granted. So the person with the least control over her own destiny is the female servant. If there is a hint at the beginning of Genesis that this state of affairs is not part of the original ideal, it is accepted as inevitable for the rest of the narrative..
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The Gay Adult: Calling Ourselves Into Being - A Day of Inter-generational Dialogue Set for 2/26 in LA
 A groundbreaking community-wide event The Gay Adult: Calling Ourselves Into Being - A Day of Inter-generational Dialogue is set for Feb. 26, 2011 in The Renberg Theater at The Village, Ed Gould Plaza, Los Angeles, California.
Sponsored by 100 Gay Men, the session seeks to explore, clarify and expand the role of gay adults to create a more vibrant, consciously empowered community, a primary goal of this event is to reinvigorate gay community involvement across generations by creating fresh opportunities for meaningful community action. Through highly interactive dialogue and collaboration among youth, adults, and elders, the day's activities will focus on re-imagining the role of gay adults as a potent, positive force in the gay community. The event will culminate in a ceremonial initiation into gay adulthood, a unique opportunity for participants to affirm their commitment to this role and bear witness to the community. Read more.
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