As we strive for justice and peace, we can learn from what each other are doing. We can share in our successes and collaborate on our challenges. Post your stories - from everyday advocacy (the little things that sometimes happen and you even don't realize they're advocacy until it's over) to parish and community efforts that you are a part of. This is the place for Episcopalians to share how we are striving for justice and peace! Take a few minutes to tell us how you've made a difference in your community. You'll be amazed at how just one story – yours – could inspire people around the world. We welcome your contribution!
Topics: Community Civil Liberties
I wrote a sttement supporting full inclusion of GLBT peoplee in our Episcoapl church and submitted it to the vestry. They did not want to adopt it, so we brought it before the annual meeting where it passed almost unanimously. I wrote inclusive Prayers for the People. I wrote an article for the Colorado Episcopalian, which didn't ublish it, so I wrote to every clergyperson in the state, offfering free copies of Bishop Robinson's book, and the DVD, THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO. I have asked for meetings wth the Bishop oif Colorado and the Presiding Bishop, witout success. In 2004, I was married to my partner of 25 years, in the Episcopal Church where I grew up, in Massachusetts. I long for the day when the Episcopal Church will genuinely wecome all of God's people, to ALL of the sacraments.
Topics: Civil Liberties
When Hillary Clinton admitted US drug demand contributes to violence in Mexico, a ray of light flickered in a dark corner. That is where faith comes in, faith and the experience I now have sharing space with a sponsor in Narcotics Anonymous. I am learning how much NA does with so little, admitting people to community even if they have no money, answering phones at all hours, and forming a protective circle around distraught persons. I will continue to pray and advocate for a harm-reduction approach, even when the news and the outlook seem bleak... The level of corruption and harm we have come to accept cannot be sustained. We must stop rewarding harmful behavior, wrongful imprisonment, and wrongful confiscation of property... Christ calls me to pray and to act for those in prison. I have heard stories of such pain it almost stops my heart. Please hear my prayer.
Topics: Community Civil Liberties Health Care
