Atheism is a GS requirement

[Virge]

Oh Hell, my BF and I just joined a gay-friendly Episcopal church --- does this mean I have to leave GS? Neither of us have ever been much for organized religion, but we now have custody of his 3 year old nephew, and it seems like another way of putting some stability into his life, plus for us an opportunity to interact with other parents (another Thank You to you, Bowyn - it was your suggestion and I found the church on the list of gay-friendly churches you gave me).

Adam, I went 12 yrs in a liberal private Roman Catholic school that gave me enough of an education on religion to make me skeptical of all of them and scared of a good many. While I was off playing war in the marines my parents became involved with starting an American Catholic church which has married clergy (male and female) and even gays. About a third of the congregation is gay. I like it and go when I can. They are all totally positive and the best of the best of Roman catholic refugees.

My man is VERY active in the original gay church, Metropolitan Community Church in Brisbane and I've really gotten to like it better than ACC. MCC is worldwide and you can bet there's one near you unless you live out here in the middle of nowhere.

Above ACC and MCC I put Mel White and his organization & church http://www.soulforce.org/ .... Mel worked for Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson and is the one christian all fundamentalists fear. Mel is the greatest positive voice for gays in the war against fundamentalism. I hoped to meet him in August but have been told he's changed his plans about being in Brisbane when I go there. You can find loads of videos by him and about him on youtube all the way back to some over 30 years old. Watch any of the ones where he debates fundamentalists on news programs to watch him knock their dicks in the dirt.