SOULFORCE Invites People of Faith to Sign the Soulforce Petition opposing the FMA
Soulforce, Inc. is pleased to announce that we will be focusing time and energy to educating supporters and working with other organizations to defeat the anti-gay, anti-family Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA).

Fundamentalist religious organizations and right-wing televangelists have vowed to work toward passing this amendment, spreading spiritual violence across the land.

Fueled by these religious zealots, politicians are making this the wedge issue for the 2004 elections, using gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, couples, and families, as fodder for fundraising letters and campaign speeches, creating a climate of hostility and hate.

Therefore, we are introducing:
* a change in the focus of our website;
* an online Soulforce Petition for people of faith who oppose this dangerous piece of legislation;
* talking points and language use recommendations regarding equal civil marriage rights and the defeat of the FMA;
* a Soulforce alert/flyer about the FMA for you to download, copy, and distribute;
* a sample sermon by Unitarian Universalist minister Don Southworth;
* and other resources to help you educate others about defeating the FMA and securing equal civil marriage rights. All are easily accessible from our homepage at www.soulforce.org

Please go to our website.
Please educate yourself.
Please sign the petition online.
Please educate others.
Please download the flyer and make copies.
Please help Soulforce financially if you are able.

Let’s work together to make the world a better place for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their families, and stop the spread of spiritual violence.

Thank you for your support,
Rev. Mel White, Executive Director
Karen Weldin, Director of Operations
Laura Montgomery Rutt, Director of Communications

(and Please check the Archives here. Let's remember that UFMCC did all of this weeks ago. - george)