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UPCOMING EVENT Faithful Conversations: Building Support The struggle for inclusion, justice, and care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in religious communities is a struggle that continues today. An upcoming event hopes to shed light on this issue. “Faithful Conversations: Building Support for LGBTQ People and Allies in Religious Communities” will be held from 1-8 p.m. Sun., April 22 at Park Hill United Methodist Church, 5209 E. Montview Blvd., Denver, 80207. Registration begins at 1 p.m. and conversations will be held from 2-8 p.m. The conference is a gathering for LGBTQ people of faith, goodwill, and allies to build relationships, engage in challenging conversations, enhance and build skills for advocacy, and empower faith communities to support LGBTQ inclusion. Keynote speakers are: Jay Michaelson, author of the recently-released God vs. Gay? The Religious Case for Equality; and Dr. Kate Ott, Assistant Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Drew University Theological School. There is a $25 registration fee for the event, which includes dinner. You may register online at www.one-colorado.org/faith-conference. Additional event details are on the registration web page. The registration deadline is April 17. For more information, please call 720-524-1100. The event is presented by: the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado and One Colorado Education Fund. Co-sponsors include: Keshet and Nehirim.
Different faiths align for the common good: A profile of TIA-CO board member Nathan Woodliff-Stanley Story and photo by Linda Lidov
They also share a belief that many people of faith, be they Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, or Christian, believe: that all people must work together in the pursuit of common moral imperatives, such as equality for all people. “How can you really honor the inherent worth and dignity of every person, if some people can get married and others can’t, or some have health insurance and others are left out?” Nathan says. To address issues like these, Nathan and his wife are actively involved in the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, an organization supported by the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado. The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado brings people of different faiths together to strengthen democracy in our culture and promote religious freedom, social justice, understanding, and diversity. “Interfaith Alliance is a place where I can work with other good people to create a better, more equitable, more just society in Colorado. And it aligns with my professional ministerial work,” says Nathan. By educating and empowering people of faith to be advocates in their communities, get involved civically, and engage in dialogue, the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado helps people like Nathan and members of his congregation at Jefferson Unitarian Church influence Colorado’s future. Working alongside the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado’s members of 19 faith traditions, and those with no faith tradition, Nathan says change is possible. “We’ve looked at issues of poverty, war, and peace together. We can find common ground in other areas such as public policy that advances equality. We don’t always agree on everything. But faith tells us it’s not only what issues you support, but how you approach them.” We invite you to sign up for our email newsletter for up-to-the-minute information delivered directly to your inbox.
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Nathan Woodliff-Stanley lives in an interfaith family. Nathan is an ordained Unitarian minister, and his wife is an Episcopalian priest. Despite their religious differences, both share a commitment to a set of ethical values and principles that many faiths share when it comes to human worth. 
