-The Anglican and Episcopal Churches move further apart over the issue of gay clergy and same-sex unions.
-Soap star Thom Bierdz comes out of the closet on and off screen.
-Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd claims to respect same-sex unions while opposing gay marriage.
-Maggie Gallagher drops her initial criticisms of the Defense of Marriage Act to advocate against its repeal.
-An Evangelical organization produces a pro-ex-gay play in Atlanta.
-Harvey Milk and Billie Jean King to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
-Albania to consider legalizing same-sex marriage.
-Meanwhile, Portugal’s Constitutional Court upholds the country’s gay marriage ban.
-A group of Mormon men harass a gay couple in LDS Plaza in Salt Lake City.
Eugene Wagner:
Can you please add this story:
https://www.kvia.com/global/story.asp?s=10846806
El Paso, Texas – Tempers flare over benefits for gay, unwed city employees (Aug 4, 2009)
EL PASO — City residents may soon get to vote on whether the city should extend benefits to unwed partners of gay and straight employees if a group of local religious leaders have their way.
More than a dozen members of the local religious community made their request in a loud way at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. They spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting, where as long as you sign up you can talk about almost any subject.
Several local pastors told City Representative Beto O’Rourke that he and the rest of City Council were condoning sin.
“If our government starts passing laws that are against guidelines in the Bible, it starts to contaminate the spiritual water of our people … What does God say about homosexuality? He says it is an abomination,” said Barney Field of El Paso for Jesus.
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Ever since I moved back to my hometown (El Paso), it has been nothing but an uphill battle for LGBT rights.
Eugene, you can remove this comment. Just want to give you the info about it so you can post it on the next Digest. Thanks, Alan
There is a tv program that is promoting a book…
https://www.purepassion.us/Home.asp
It is “sexual healing through Jesus.”