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Last night, I saw this incredibly powerful, profound, and moving play titled Altar Call in which one of my good older friends starred in with a minor role.
Altar Call is centered on a religious family (Baptist to be exact) and in this family, a mother of a gay son is torn between her son's needs and the demands of her father, who is a Baptist preacher.
The play portrayed the humaness of both sides of the family conflict very well -- it went beyond sound-bites and reached into the profoundness of questioning presumptions, values, and ideas that you always took for granted. But anyway, to the topic as indicated in the thread's title . . . . . .
During the 15 minute intermission, I went to get a snack and a beverage and then I picked up a large phamplet produced by the The Liberty Education Forum, informing readers of what this organization is all about.
I read it, and I became interested in it -- it really appealed to me. They are on a mission to reach out to moderate conservatives by attempting to appeal to the basic principle of fairness and liberty -- something that one ought to approve of, regardless if you're liberal or conservative.
Well today, I went online to their official website. And after reading about how the Liberty Education Forum claims to be a non-partisan organization in its efforts to educate people about issues concerning gays and lesbians, and distributing information for others on how to advance the cause for liberty, I found out who the president of this organization is . . . . .
Patrick Guerriero, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans.
Now, hear me out. I have not decided to automatically disavow everything about the organization of which I initially found appealing. Even after I found out about the organization's president, I swallowed my doubt, and signed up to receive monthly, informative updates through e-mail about the organization's activities.
I intend to learn more about this organization before I become a more active member. I want to make sure this organization is non-partisan -- although, I would like to ask how they claim to be non-partisan when their president is an executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans. Perhaps that is a question I can e-mail them about.
Are there any Apolytoners who is familiar with this organization? Or anyone who is already a member? And for those who are interested in learning more, here is their website:
Liberty Education Forum
Altar Call is centered on a religious family (Baptist to be exact) and in this family, a mother of a gay son is torn between her son's needs and the demands of her father, who is a Baptist preacher.
The play portrayed the humaness of both sides of the family conflict very well -- it went beyond sound-bites and reached into the profoundness of questioning presumptions, values, and ideas that you always took for granted. But anyway, to the topic as indicated in the thread's title . . . . . .
During the 15 minute intermission, I went to get a snack and a beverage and then I picked up a large phamplet produced by the The Liberty Education Forum, informing readers of what this organization is all about.
I read it, and I became interested in it -- it really appealed to me. They are on a mission to reach out to moderate conservatives by attempting to appeal to the basic principle of fairness and liberty -- something that one ought to approve of, regardless if you're liberal or conservative.
Well today, I went online to their official website. And after reading about how the Liberty Education Forum claims to be a non-partisan organization in its efforts to educate people about issues concerning gays and lesbians, and distributing information for others on how to advance the cause for liberty, I found out who the president of this organization is . . . . .
Patrick Guerriero, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans.
Now, hear me out. I have not decided to automatically disavow everything about the organization of which I initially found appealing. Even after I found out about the organization's president, I swallowed my doubt, and signed up to receive monthly, informative updates through e-mail about the organization's activities.
I intend to learn more about this organization before I become a more active member. I want to make sure this organization is non-partisan -- although, I would like to ask how they claim to be non-partisan when their president is an executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans. Perhaps that is a question I can e-mail them about.
Are there any Apolytoners who is familiar with this organization? Or anyone who is already a member? And for those who are interested in learning more, here is their website:
Liberty Education Forum
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