In the spirit with Christmas worship services
It’s not all presents and parties. For some in LGBT Atlanta, there is a very specific “reason for the season,” and gay-inclusive congregations offer them Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. READ MORE »
Sunday: 27 gay things to do today
If you’re reading this, you’re not in church—yet. Check out LGBT-affirming services, plus places to brunch, support gay runoff candidates, see a show, and nightlife to end your long weekend in style. READ MORE »
Worship services added to Project Q Gay Agenda
The latest additions to our ever-expanding community calendar are 17 more gay-affirming religious congregations. Need a church, Shabbat or other religious service in metro Atlanta? Look no further. READ MORE »Bishop Eddie Long’s tough Easter Sunday
Hate apparently doesn't sell so well in a recession. Just ask Eddie Long.The anti-gay Atlanta bishop and head of New Birth Missionary Church attracts tens of thousands of people to his Easter services at the Georgia Dome each year. But not today.
The mega-church dropped the Georgia Dome this year, instead holding services at its 10,000 sanctuary in Lithonia.
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White House taps Atlanta activist Harry Knox for faith council
A part-time Atlanta resident and former licensed pastor of a United Methodist Church here was tapped by President Obama on Monday to serve on an advisory council to the White House Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships.
Harry Knox was one of nine new members announced Monday, filling out the 25-person roster that also includes one other openly gay person, Fred Davie. He is the president of Public/Private Ventures, a group that helps low-income families.
Knox, who is now director of the Human Rights Campaign’s Religion & Faith program, said in a statement from the organization that he was “humbled by the invitation.”
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Atlanta activist tapped for White House panel
A part-time Atlanta resident and former licensed pastor of a United Methodist Church here was tapped by President Obama on Monday to serve on an advisory council to the White House Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships.Harry Knox was one of nine new members announced Monday, filling out the 25-person roster that also includes one other openly gay person, Fred Davie. He is the president of Public/Private Ventures, a group that helps low-income families.
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Sharpton in ATL for gay-friendly church effort
Rev. Al Sharpton is back in Atlanta today to help launch a new religious effort that wants to bring together gay-friendly churches. Sharpton headlines the First Annual Human Rights Ecumenical Service at Tabernacle Baptist Church, the kick-off of the Alliance of Affirming Faith-Based Organizations. Sharpton, long a proponent of full marriage equality for gay men and lesbians, will be joined at the service by Rev. D.A. Meredith, the church's bisexual pastor and director of the alliance, and Shelia Merritt, president of the Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
The service begins at 5 p.m. at the church on Boulevard in the Old Fourth Ward.
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