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May 6

Haddad and Ogletree
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United Methodist Minister Charged for Officiating at Son’s Wedding

Nicholas Haddad and Thomas Ogletree announced their wedding ceremony in the Weddings/Celebrations section of the New York Times. Their October 20, 2012 marriage was officiated by Thomas’ father, the Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Ogletree, a United Methodist minister. Dr. Ogletree is Professor Emeritus of Ethics and former Dean of Yale Divinity School. Several United Methodist ministers in New York have filed charges against him for officiating at his son’s marriage, which violates church rules and exposes him to a potential church trial. Read more

May 2

MLP National Conference 2013

MLP National Conference 2013

“For you were once strangers yourselves…”

September 27-29
St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church
Tucson, AZ

 “When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not oppress the stranger. Read more

May 1

More Light Sunday 2013
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Singing a New Song: More Light Sunday 2013

Many churches will celebrate More Light Sunday on June 2, 2013, the second Sunday after Pentecost. We will still be in the season of celebrating the birth of the church, and the lectionary Psalm for the day is Psalm 96 – “Sing to God a new song, all the earth!” It is time for the church to sing a new song about its welcome of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) people. It’s time to sing new songs of welcome and justice and love and adoration. By celebrating More Light Sunday, you are joining with other congregations, campus ministries, and chapters around the country to proclaim God’s extravagant welcome. We also recognize that this particular Sunday might not work for you, so it is absolutely fine to hold More Light Sunday on any other day. Please register here to let us know when you plan to celebrate More Light Sunday. Read more

Apr 29

Jason Collins
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NBA Star Jason Collins Comes Out

NBA center Jason Collins started a new conversation today in professional sports by coming out as the nation’s first openly gay basketball player. HRC President Chad Griffin released a statement saying, “With his brave and honest announcement today, Jason Collins has forever changed the face of sports. No longer will prejudice and fear force gay athletes to remain silent about a fundamental part of their lives.” Read more

Apr 25

Easter Egg Hunt Ocean Heights
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Welcome Ocean Heights Presbyterian Church

More Light Presbyterians is pleased to welcome Ocean Heights Presbyterian Church in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey to our family of More Light Churches. The session voted unanimously on Tuesday, April 23 to become a welcoming and affirming More Light Church. Rev. Blake Spencer is the pastor of the congregation. Read more

Apr 23

Adam Patterson
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A Safe Space for All of God’s Children

Adam Patterson’s relationship with the Presbyterian church he grew up in ended abruptly at a Christmas Eve service where the pastor equated homosexuality with bestiality. “My son lives on the west coast because he does not feel welcome here,” wrote Deborah Patterson to the church session. “When he returns home for a visit, he waits outside the church on Sunday mornings so he can say hello to some of the folks that he treasures from his childhood in the church. Does that sound like someone who feels welcomed?” Read more

Apr 20

Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts Should Welcome All

After reviewing the Membership Standards Resolution published on Friday by the National Executive Committee of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), More Light Presbyterians calls on the BSA to end homophobia in scouting by welcoming both youth members and adult leaders in the future policy. Read more

Apr 18

God Loves Uganda

God Loves Uganda

The film God Loves Uganda by director Roger Ross Williams premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah and examines the role of American Christian fundamentalists in fueling anti-LGBTQ animus in Uganda. One of the results of this animus is the frequent reintroduction of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda’s parliament, a bill that includes death penalty provisions. Read more

Apr 16

Day of Silence
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The National Day of Silence

“Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence (DOS), a national youth movement bringing attention to the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by anti-LGBT bullying, name-calling and harassment. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward building awareness and making a commitment to address these injustices.” ~ GLSEN Day of Silence Speaking Cards. Read more

Apr 14

Trans 100

Forging the Future for the Trans Community

The inaugural edition of The Trans 100 list provides an opportunity to meet a diversity of individuals working to make society a welcoming place for people of all gender identities and expressions. Organizers hope that the list will change the narrative around trans people and highlight the “serious, difficult work that is too often overlooked, too often ignored, neither sexy nor glittery nor fun enough to warrant people seeing it.” Read more

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