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Picnic with a purpose(0)

July 26, 2010

The mercury peaked at 96 degrees on Saturday, but that did not keep 40 MIND members from turning out for the annual picnic, which this year was held at Park Slope UMC in Brooklyn. The burgers and kabobs sizzled on the grill and we baked in the sun, but the food and the company were [...]

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UMC minister attacked in hate crime

Going back to reclaim site of assault – solidarity events in DC, Chicago, NY
 
Rev. Josh Noblitt and his partner were attacked in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park on July 2. According to news reports, the attack started when they were accosted by three young men, who said “Are y’all gay? Two men laying on a blanket. We [...]

A good day for marriage equality

A federal judge in Boston ruled a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional today. Two separate cases were before the district court. In Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, Judge Joseph Tauro ruled “DOMA violates the equal protection principles embodied in the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment,” reports Bay [...]


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