Archive for April, 2007

Cornerstone University: What we are facing

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

Sunday night/early Monday morning the Riders stood on the side of the road, at the edge of the Cornerstone University campus. Cornerstone is holding a 12 hour, all night worship and prayer service, 9pm Sunday to 9am Monday, because of our visit to the campus. Many students came out and we ...

UPDATE on Curtis Walsh, Tennessee student suspended for Day of Silence

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

Zina Owens, the mother of Tennessee high school senior Curtis Walsh, who was dismissed from school after organizing the Day of Silence, gives us an update. As it seems, Curtis was kept out of school not only on the Day of Silence (Wednesday, April 18th) but also on Thursday, April 19th ...

New media items added

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

New media items added to the Press page, from my journey on the Equality Ride and one on the election: “If the election were held today” Q-Notes, Charlotte, NC, January 31, 2007 “Round two: It’s time for the 2007 Soulforce Equality Ride!” Q-Notes, Charlotte, NC, February 24, 2007 “Activists stage seminary sit-in” Louisville ...

Government prayer controversy in Forsyth County NC

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

There was a good article in Saturday's Winston-Salem Journal, concerning the controversy over sectarian vs. non-sectarian prayer at the meetings of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. A while back, the ACLU of North Carolina sent letters to various government bodies throughout the state, including the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners ...

UPDATES: TN Day of Silence student organizer suspension

Friday, April 20th, 2007

OK... Thanks to a blog reader and supporter over in Tennessee, I've gotten copies of the articles (which were never online) concerning David Crockett High School senior Curtis Walsh, who was dismissed from school for a day after organizing the Day of Silence at his school. The Day of Silence is ...

More Day of Silence aftermath

Friday, April 20th, 2007

CLICK HERE for the most up to date news on Curtis Walsh and the Day of Silence dismissal. Ok... so I haven't gotten any more news on Curtis Walsh, the Tennessee high school senior suspended for organizing the Day of Silence at his school, but I have found more news of ...

Tennessee high school senior dismissed for organizing Day of Silence

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

CLICK HERE for the most up to date news on Curtis Walsh and the Day of Silence dismissal. Just got in from our day on campus at Cedarville University here in Cedarville, Ohio. Found an interesting email: The following story has been developing on the front page of the Johnson City ...

Clinton releases list of LGBT supporters

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

Just one week after John Edwards released a similar list, Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign has released an early list of some LGBT leaders supporting her bid for the White House. You can view the list at the Washington Blade. These lists really don't mean much - except for, perhaps, their value in ...

ACLU, gay alumni speak on anti-gay discrimination in Rowan County schools

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

This happened on Monday... I had put up a post when the ACLU of NC organized it a few weeks ago. I myself couldn't find the news article. It is below: ACLU rep says ban on sex-based clubs is illegal By Holly Fesperman Lee Salisbury Post EAST SPENCER -- A representative from the American Civil ...

Brigham Young revises policy on gay students

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

In what is being hailed as the Equality Ride's first victory in the changing of policies discriminating against openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students at Christian colleges & universities across the country, Brigham Young University announced yesterday that they have revised their student code of conduct policies regarding ...