In
this Issue:
Rev.
Hamilton to debate Texas Prop 2
Listen Live Online
Rev.
Shelley Hamilton, Hope for Peace & Justice
Minister of Justice will debate Cathie Adams of the Texas
Eagle Network about Texas Proposition 2 on Friday, November
4. This debate will be broadcast live on KERA 90.1 from
1pm-2pm. The debate will feature calls from the public.
You may call in to the show at 214-871-9010 or 800-933-5372.
Click
here to listen live on Friday at 1pm
On Tuesday, Texas voters will decide whether to ban same-sex
marriage with a constitutional amendment. There are numerous
other implications if this amendment passes including the
jeopardy of all marriage within Texas if an activist judge
were to uphold the strict interpretation of the text of the
amendment.
Republican
Texas Attorney General and former Supreme Court Justice,
Greg Abbott said in a ruling, “When
we interpret our state constitution, we rely heavily on
its literal text and are to give effect to its plain language.”
Click here for
more information
Texans: GO VOTE ON TUESDAY!
Election
Day – November
8
 Now
is the time for action. Hope for Peace & Justice, along
with numerous other organizations, has equipped our supporters
with information about the discriminatory and poorly written
amendment. You know the facts. Go vote! Go Vote and bring
people with you!
Find
where to Vote
Call
1-800-252-VOTE or click
here for contact Information of your County Elections
Office
Why
Should You Vote?
Click
here for more information
Have
you Experienced Trouble Voting?
Call
1-800-252-VOTE to voice your concern
Make your Voice Heard
Write
a Letter to the Editor
Getting
You to the Polls
If
you need transportation to the polls on or before November
8 th, please contact H4PJ at mack.campbell@h4pj.org or
call 214-351-1432.
Every
Prayer Counts: Marriage Equality
Interfaith Prayer Vigil
Friday, November 4, 6 p.m. through Saturday, November 5, 7 p.m.
Just
like every vote will count, every prayer will count this
November. Join us for Every Prayer Counts, our prayer vigil
for the November 8 election. You may pray where ever you
are. Click
here for more information and to sign up to pray.
H4PJ Dallas Mixer: Monday Night
with Mike
Monday, November 7 | 5:30pm | Martini Ranch
An Open Invitation from Phil Martin, H4PJ Board Member:
Our first Monday
Night with Mike will be November the 7th
at Martini Ranch in the Quadrangle in Dallas. The event will
begin at 5:30pm and last until around 7pm. Martini Ranch
is located at 2800 Routh Street, Suite 165. Appetizers will
be provided with a cash bar ($3 drinks).
Monday Night with Mike is a free event. Everyone is invited!
This is a great way to meet new people that are passionate
about our issues.
Michael Piazza, President of Hope for Peace & Justice,
will speak briefly about current issues and H4PJ. He will
also be celebrating his 25th Anniversary with his partner,
Bill. In lieu of gifts, please consider donating to Hope
for Peace & Justice instead. At https://www.h4pj.org/donate.php,
you can specify a gift to be in honor of Bill and Mike’s
Anniversary.
Please mark your calendar for this special event the night
before Election Day.
Remember to invite your friends and family! I hope to see
you there.
Phil Martin
H4PJ Board Member
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Methodist
Church re-enforces
discriminatory
policy
UMC defrocks lesbian minister
"There's
really no question that the United Methodist Church
practices discrimination," said Rev. Irene "Beth" Stroud,
who was defrocked on Monday, October 31 for being
lesbian.
The
highest court within the United Methodist Church
defrocked Stroud for violating the denomination's
ban on "self-avowed, practicing homosexual" clergy.
Stroud,
35, who became an associate pastor at Philadelphia's
First United Methodist Church of Germantown in 1999,
has said she never revealed her sexual orientation
in documents related to her ordination, but didn't
keep it a secret.
She
said she decided to come out in 2003 because she
felt she was being held back in her faith by not
sharing the complete truth about her life.
"It's
a sad day for me and for my family and for my congregation
and, I think, a sad day for the United Methodist
Church," said Shroud who will continue as a
lay staff member at her congregation, preaching,
supervising children's and youth work and conducting
pastoral visits.
Tell
the Methodist Church's Council of Bishops to
stop the discrimination and intolerance of homosexuals
within their church!
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Rev.
Irene "Beth" Stroud
was defrocked
Monday by the UMC for being lesbian.
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Creating
Cultures of Peace
Program Series
 What
is a Culture of Peace? Workshop
Registration Discount Extended!
November 12 | 9am – 4pm | Cathedral of Hope
$35 Registration through November 4
$50 Registration starting November 5
Facilitated
by Rev. Shelley Hamilton and Duane Trammel, the workshop
will focus on methodologies that can guide us in the creation
of “cultures of peace.” Save
$15 for registering early! Registration includes all materials
and lunch.
Click
here for more information
 Mindfulness
Retreat
November 19 | 9am – 5pm
$50 Suggested Donation
A day
of mindfulness devoted to learning a variety of ways of
understanding and appreciating our connection and inter-relatedness
to all of creation. Brother Chi-Sing will lead the day through
didactic and experiential methodologies.
Click
here for more information
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for Peace & Justice Launches Online Action
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