Mass acceptance.Seeking to tackle antigay sentiment at its root, representatives of more than 40 religious groups have requested a meeting with the Rev. James Dobson James Clayton "Jim" Dobson, Ph.D. (born April 21, 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is the chairman of the board of Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization he founded in 1977. , founder and president of the right-wing Christian group Focus on the Family. The letter to Dobson is a result of the National Religious Leadership Roundtable held August 23-24 in Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo. Attended by about 50 Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Quakers, Methodists, and representatives of other religious groups, the roundtable was an attempt to find ways to make organized religion more receptive to gays and lesbians. "For too long the Right has been allowed to mischaracterize mis·char·ac·ter·ize tr.v. mis·char·ac·ter·ized, mis·char·ac·ter·iz·ing, mis·char·ac·ter·iz·es To give a false or misleading character to: mischaracterized the findings of the study. us spiritually and morally," said Urvashi Vaid, director of the Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) is a nonprofit organization that supports grassroots organizing and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. Founded in 1973, NGLTF works to strengthen the gay and lesbian movement at the state and local levels while , which helped organize the roundtable. "The best people to challenge that are religious leaders who have a different interpretation of Scripture." |
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