Religion And Gays Website Announced
A message from our President, Michael Albetta:
Dear friends and colleagues,
It is with a good deal of joy and pride that I want to announce to you that the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus has launched today the most comprehensive website ever created on religion and gays. It is a project we have been working on for almost a year and is a non-sectarian, non-partisan service we are doing for the entire country.
If I can tell you a little about it, I think you will see what an important achievement this is for our caucus during our first year of reorganization.
Whether it is an anti-gay marriage amendment, a corporation's policy on discrimination, a state allowing gays to adopt children, or even the movie "Brokeback Mountain," what one believes is most often determine by one's religious beliefs. Yet, up till now, there has not been a single comprehensive source where you could find information on homosexuality from all faiths and with different views.
Our caucus has filled that gap and created a website with links to over 100 other websites, which in turn have links to many other sources and thousands of pages of material, discussing not only Christianity, but also Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and other faiths.
Among the topics covered at www.ReligionAndGays.org are:
* Official positions of world religions on homosexuality
* Different analyses of what the Hebrew, Christian and Koran scriptures say
* How religious views on homosexuality have changed over the centuries
* Links to the latest news stories and developments on these issues
* Pro and con websites on whether homosexuality is compatible with different faiths
* The reasoning and tactics of the religious right on gay issues
* The arguments for and against Ex-Gay Ministries
* What different religions and denominations say about same-sex unions (marriage, domestic
partnerships, etc.)
* How to contact denominational gay support groups and how to find a gay friendly house of worship
in your area
We realized there was a vast ignorance about religion and gays. This lack of knowledge was true in both the gay and straight worlds, in both the Democrat and Republican parties, in both the gay and mainstream media. There will be no improvement in the public discourse, either on the pro or con side, until we have a better understanding of the religious issues.
"Our goal at www.religionandgays.org is not only to help gays and straights who have a personal interest in the issue, but also to provide an essential, one-stop resource for the news media, political leaders, policy makers, and religious personnel of all stripes. Our reach is national because these issues cut across all state boundaries, all political parties, all races, all families and all belief systems.
We would like to ask each of you to help us with this website by doing the following things:
Visit www.religionandgays.org and let us know what you think. Warren Day is the creator and editor of the site and he would love to hear from you at FlGLBTDems@aol.com
If you know of anyone who is struggling with issues of religion and being gay, then please encourage them to visit the site.
Contact your local media -- mainstream and gay -- and let them know about the website and how it might help them in covering future stories.
Contact the political and religious leaders in your area and let them know there is now this resource that could aid them in their work..
This is a website that could make a real difference, but we need your help in spreading the word.
As I said, Warren Day is the creator and editor, and Bill Vayens, our caucus secretary, is the webmaster. We are indebted to them for the hundreds of hours it took to make this project a reality. Warren often speaks on religion and gays, including the Come Out with Pride Rally in Orlando this past October.
So visit www.religionandgays.org and let us know what you think. It is one of the ways in which the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus is seeking to serve you and the greater good of our state.
Peace,
Michael Albetta
President
Dear friends and colleagues,
It is with a good deal of joy and pride that I want to announce to you that the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus has launched today the most comprehensive website ever created on religion and gays. It is a project we have been working on for almost a year and is a non-sectarian, non-partisan service we are doing for the entire country.
If I can tell you a little about it, I think you will see what an important achievement this is for our caucus during our first year of reorganization.
Whether it is an anti-gay marriage amendment, a corporation's policy on discrimination, a state allowing gays to adopt children, or even the movie "Brokeback Mountain," what one believes is most often determine by one's religious beliefs. Yet, up till now, there has not been a single comprehensive source where you could find information on homosexuality from all faiths and with different views.
Our caucus has filled that gap and created a website with links to over 100 other websites, which in turn have links to many other sources and thousands of pages of material, discussing not only Christianity, but also Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and other faiths.
Among the topics covered at www.ReligionAndGays.org are:
* Official positions of world religions on homosexuality
* Different analyses of what the Hebrew, Christian and Koran scriptures say
* How religious views on homosexuality have changed over the centuries
* Links to the latest news stories and developments on these issues
* Pro and con websites on whether homosexuality is compatible with different faiths
* The reasoning and tactics of the religious right on gay issues
* The arguments for and against Ex-Gay Ministries
* What different religions and denominations say about same-sex unions (marriage, domestic
partnerships, etc.)
* How to contact denominational gay support groups and how to find a gay friendly house of worship
in your area
We realized there was a vast ignorance about religion and gays. This lack of knowledge was true in both the gay and straight worlds, in both the Democrat and Republican parties, in both the gay and mainstream media. There will be no improvement in the public discourse, either on the pro or con side, until we have a better understanding of the religious issues.
"Our goal at www.religionandgays.org is not only to help gays and straights who have a personal interest in the issue, but also to provide an essential, one-stop resource for the news media, political leaders, policy makers, and religious personnel of all stripes. Our reach is national because these issues cut across all state boundaries, all political parties, all races, all families and all belief systems.
We would like to ask each of you to help us with this website by doing the following things:
Visit www.religionandgays.org and let us know what you think. Warren Day is the creator and editor of the site and he would love to hear from you at FlGLBTDems@aol.com
If you know of anyone who is struggling with issues of religion and being gay, then please encourage them to visit the site.
Contact your local media -- mainstream and gay -- and let them know about the website and how it might help them in covering future stories.
Contact the political and religious leaders in your area and let them know there is now this resource that could aid them in their work..
This is a website that could make a real difference, but we need your help in spreading the word.
As I said, Warren Day is the creator and editor, and Bill Vayens, our caucus secretary, is the webmaster. We are indebted to them for the hundreds of hours it took to make this project a reality. Warren often speaks on religion and gays, including the Come Out with Pride Rally in Orlando this past October.
So visit www.religionandgays.org and let us know what you think. It is one of the ways in which the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus is seeking to serve you and the greater good of our state.
Peace,
Michael Albetta
President
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