Posted by in glbt Finally, justice for my Presbyterian friends. Yesterday the Presbyterian church voted to finally ordain openly gay and lesbian folks who were in relationship! This is huge. For years the struggle in this church has been to deny ordination first to gay folks, then only to gay folks who were single, or celibate. A requirement not…Read more »
Posted by in glbt, Uncategorized Here is an interview with me in wonderful Online magazine theNextFamily . Blogger Brandy Black interviewed me for their religion issue! I hope you enjoy! http://thenextfamily.com/2011/04/congregation-kol-ami-rabbi-denise-eger/
Posted by in glbt Check out this interview with me! Rabbi Denise Eger | bloggenrelationships.com.
Posted by in glbt, Torah Commentary Parshat Kedoshim Leviticus 19:1 -20:27 This week’s Torah portion Kedoshim contains the second explicit verse that is often pointed out condemns gay male sex. Leviticus 20:13 prescribes the death penalty. Of course this entire section of Leviticus has a whole series of punishments for sexual transgressions and idolatry all of which are punishable by death…Read more »
Posted by in glbt Here’s a DOMA update and flash–the law firm hired by Speaker Boehner to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in the increasing number of federal court cases challenging this unjust law has withdrawn. King and Spalding that I wrote about several day’s ago based in Atlanta that has an entire page of its website…Read more »
Posted by in glbt The Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner has decided that the House will defend DOMA-the Defense of Marriage Act. He has authorized up to a half a million dollars and has hired former solicitor general Paul Clement to defend DOMA in Court since the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice will no longer do…Read more »
Posted by in glbt Check out this amazing Story of a defection from the ranks of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM). This group is one of the most heinous anti-gay gr0ups around. Read about Louis J. Marinelli the former social media director of NOM who saw the light!!!! Major anti-gay leader says conversations changed his mind about marriage…Read more »
Posted by in glbt Below is an article that appeared in the Huffington Post… But is amazing news for GLBT Rights. This is an important state victory for gay people and those who want to be parents! No one should be voting on people’s rights! The courts are there to protect minority rights and here they have. Let’s face…Read more »
Posted by in glbt Liz Taylor died last week. On Wednesday. She was an amazing actress and an won an Academy Award for both performances in Butterfiled8 and Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf. She was really responsible for helping bring attention to the AID/HIV issue. She helped found AmFar and her own Elizabeth Taylor Foundation made incredible differences to…Read more »
The Ninth Circuit Court could have lived up to its more progressive interpretations of Constitutional Law. But they chickened out. They refused to lift the stay on California same-gender weddings that they imposed pending a decision in their federal court case. The case known as Perry vs Schwarzenegger was appealed to the Ninth Circuit after…Read more »
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