Spirit of Truth in the News

Hey we made Kare11  with some very positive coverage of our March18th God Loves Gay Marriage Event(check out about 7 minutes and 30 seconds in).

 Also with some wonderfully positive coverage Grace Kelly over at the MN Progressive Project

Hey Did I mention the Star Tribune wrote up our follow up action at the capital?

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changing the culture through 
messages of love for Justice.  

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WHY WILL YOU VOTE NO?

Check out some of The Great Videos 

we made at the March 18th event!

Why will you vote NO in November?

A whole day of SoT Events!

  Join us on
      4.1.12:
 

         11:15 AM Potluck

         12:15 PM One to One training lead by Pete
         5:30 PM Spirit of Truth Phonebanking for Marriage Equality (at MUAF HEADQUARTERS)

 

The Catholic connection

For those of you who are Catholic, Catholics for Marriage Equality has a really nice "Talking Tips" section.

First Universalist in Minneapolis

This church has been making some really exciting and inspiring videos for a few months.




Hopefully we can learn from them, and join with them to change the conversation in MN from one of exclusivity to one that accepts and supports all people.

Comfortable vs Right

A few weeks ago at a Spirit of Truth discussion one of our members noted that perhaps this is one of those issues in which a fair amount of people don't have an opinion one way or the other, or perhaps ever believe that gay folks should have the same rights but are afraid to act because they believe they would be in the "outside" crowd.  She gave examples such as a women's rights to work, in which the majority was against it until suddenly the majority was for it... meaning that the moment people thought it was more popular to support women working, they had no problem switching positions.

In this video Pastor Grant accepts that some people may be uncomfortable with homosexuality. He even suggests we can all be supportive of those who feel discomfort with change, but suggests that we must not deny other people rights because we personally are uncomfortable.

Join us Mar 18th for our God Love's Gay Marriage Event!

Hindu Perspective

Interesting op ed in the Star Tribune today on the Hindu perspective of Gay Marriage.  

"In relation to the attainment of life's highest goal, spiritual liberation, the Hindu tradition does not discriminate between heterosexuals and homosexuals. Its sacred scriptures positively mention the accessibility of liberation for gays. What stands in the way of liberation is ignorance of God existing in the heart of all beings, expressing itself in greed, violence and injustice."

Its true that there are a whole bunch of messed up things in India, but at the core of Hinduism is a belief that all people have within them an aspect of God. 

I think it is a really beautiful idea that we see mirrored in the Christian tradition that says humans were made in the image of God, or are children of God. 

Late Update

From our Friends at Spirit of St Stephens

Last Sunday 80 people marched silently in front of the Chancery and Archbishop's residence (226 Summit Av., St. Paul). protesting the drum roll for this fall's Marriage Amendment vote. (See pictures at http://c4me-mn.blogspot.com


Come join us this Sunday and every Sunday of Lent from 11:30-12:30 if you're looking for a way to show your disagreement with the Archbishop's use of power and resources on the Marriage Amendment question. And please forward the invitation to join us to any friends and colleagues who may be interested.


Spirit of St. Stephen's Marriage Amendment Task Force

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Ed Flahavan & Susan O'Leary
651-292-0326
flav854@gmail.com

What Does Jesus have to say about Gay Marriage

Why do you believe God Loves Gay Marriage?

So Difficult

"I’ve been forced to explain homosexuality to my kids (aged 3 and 4) because their uncle is gay. This incredibly difficult and traumatic experience went as follows:

Child: Why does Uncle Bob go everywhere with Pete?

Me: Because they’re in love, just like Mummy and Daddy are.

Child: Oh. Can I have a biscuit?

We’re all scarred for life. Scarred, I tell you."

I saw this on a friend's tumblr account. 

I find it very troublesome that so many people are concerned about "the children" when it comes to talking about homosexuality and gay rights.  The children are just fine and will be just fine. 

What we are doing when we don't talk about homosexuality and gay rights, or when we do the opposite and condemn them, is teaching our children to hate.  

Why are we not concerned as a society, as people of faith, for the hatred we are teaching our children?  

Mutuality in Marriage

What values should we base our marriages on?

Potluck Tomorrow

Join the feast at Spirit of Truth tomorrow in the basement of St. Matts
We will be having a discussion on how to do turnout for our Mar 18th Event

Bring some food, share some stories, take some flyers and distribute throughout the metro!