Date: Thu, 19 Aug 99 13:15:50 -0500 From: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Subject: [NGLTF PRESS] Policy Institute Convenes Religious Roundtable ********************************************* NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: David Elliot, Communications Director 202-332-6483 ext. 3303 800-757-6476 pager delliot@ngltf.org http://www.ngltf.org 1700 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC ********************************************* NATIONAL NETWORK OF PRO-GLBT RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO MEET MONDAY IN COLORADO SPRINGS Public forum with prominent national religious leaders will examine "Spirituality and Sexuality: In the Image of God" WHO: The National Religious Leadership Roundtable is made up of more than 30 national representatives from a wide variety of faith traditions. The Roundtable was convened by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Equal Partners in Faith. WHAT: The National Religious Leadership Roundtable will sponsor a public forum entitled "Spirituality and Sexuality: In the Image of God." The forum will feature Rev. Jimmy Creech, an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church who was put on trial for holding a covenant ceremony between two women; Rabbi Stephen Foster, from Denver who was active in the fight against Amendment 2 in Colorado; Rev. Carol Johnson, a prominent leader in faith communities and communities of color; Rev. Carlton W. Veazey, president and CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and founder of the Religious Coalition's Black Church Initiative; Rev. Bill Johnson, from the United Church of Christ office in Cleveland, OH; and Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of the GLBT-synagogue Congregation Simchat Torah based in New York City. WHEN: The forum will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23. WHERE: The forum will be held in the Heritage Ballroom at the Antler's Adams Mark Hotel, 4 South Cascade Avenue in Colorado Springs. PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Several stoles will be displayed from gay and lesbian pastors who have resigned or have been removed from their roles in the Lutheran Church because they refused to never be in a relationship or to end their committed relationships. This powerful display is part of the Stoles Project, and visually demonstrates that there are GLBT people of faith at all levels of religious participation. _____________________________________________________________________ Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force works to eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people at the local, state and national level. As part of a broader social justice movement for freedom, justice and equality, NGLTF is creating a world that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society. _________________________________________________________________ The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force presents the Creating Change conference - the nation's premier conference for activists and organizers in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender movement. November 10-14 * Oakland, CA * http://www.creatingchange.org _________________________________________ This message was issued by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Media Department. If you have a question regarding this post, please direct it to the contact at the top of this message. If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, please send an email with "UNSUBSCRIBE PRESSLIST" in the subject and body of your email message to . You may also unsubscribe by visiting http://www.ngltf.org.