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Old 05-14-2009, 07:57 PM
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I don't believe Soulforce considers itself a "Christian" organization. It was founded by Christians, the Rev. Dr. Mel White and his husband, Gary, with the mission to end religious oppression of GLBT people (I added Q & I and as BruceChris indicated, the initials go on too). While the equality rides so far have concentrated on "christian" colleges, the work isn't restricted to ending oppression by christians. It's religious oppression which covers a lot of territory, and I believe the work is now being conducted in other countries as well as the USA.

PC, do you believe that gay people are oppressed by religion and religious people? I do, I have first hand experience of that oppression. Many others who post here do also. For those who aren't being oppressed or don't feel oppressed, they might not see life through our experiences. But if you read around the forums, I think you'll actually see some pretty real examples of that oppression.
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