NEWS LITE : GRAHAM INVITES GAYS TO JOIN HIS CRUSADE DURING S.F. VISIT.After angering some gay Christians by calling homosexuality a sin, the Rev. Billy Graham Noun 1. Billy Graham - United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918) Graham, William Franklin Graham invited all San Franciscans to join in his crusade. ``Whatever your background, whatever your sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. , we welcome you tonight,'' he told about 10,000 people Thursday at the first of two San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden revivals. Graham, while promoting his first revival in San Francisco since 1958, responded to a question at a news conference last month by saying the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin. But he quickly added: ``There are other sins. Why do we jump on that sin as though it's the greatest sin?'' The comment angered the Rev. Amos Brown, a member of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors, who condemned the remark. And earlier this week, hundreds of gay Christians gathered in San Francisco's mostly gay Castro District for a four-day revival preceding Graham's visit. Brian Jackle, a gay Catholic from San Francisco who attended Graham's revival Thursday, said he had no problem with the pastor's comments. ``Graham is a man of integrity,'' he said. ``I'm looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a positive message. I'm interested in the points where we can come together, not disagree.'' Chastity Bono Chastity Sun Bono (born March 4, 1969) is an American writer and activist in the LGBT movement. She is also known as the daughter of entertainers Sonny and Cher and the half sister of musician Elijah Blue Allman. says her life has been a breeze since she came out as a lesbian in 1995. ``What's hard is living your life a lie and continuing in fear that somebody's going to find out this thing you're ashamed of,'' she said. ``That's all that being `out' means - it's just not lying. It's talking freely, acting freely, like heterosexual people do.'' Bono, daughter of Rep. Sonny Bono Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (January 16 1935 – January 5 1998) was an American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades. , R-Palm Springs, and singer and actress Cher, is the entertainment media director for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. She was in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. , on Thursday to celebrate Lesbian and Gay History Month and National Coming Out Day. She said this year has been historic in combating media stereotypes and raising awareness Raising awareness is a common phrase advocacy groups use to justify a particular event, brochure or even the entire organization. Raising awareness refers to alerting the general public that a certain issue exists and should be approached the way the group desires. for gay rights. Things like TV's ``Ellen'' have made her job easier, she said. Fugitive returns cuffs to police after escape SPOKANE, Wash. - When Fred Nolan Jr. escaped from the police station, he was still wearing handcuffs hand·cuff n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. . On Wednesday, he returned the cuffs - by mail. ``Unfortunately, the envelope had no return address,'' police spokesman Dick Cottam deadpanned. Nolan was brought in Monday on a burglary warrant and was sitting alone in an interview room when he disappeared, probably by covering the cuffs with his jacket and walking out, police said. Nolan has been convicted 28 times, mostly for burglary, theft and possession of stolen property. He is now wanted for escape. Disrobed Dutch women distract, distress sailors DEN HELDER, Netherlands - Some sailors complain they're seeing too much of the women serving at a naval base here. The Dutch navy has ordered the woman to draw their curtains when they undress. The order said that men on assignment from foreign countries, especially Muslim areas, were distracted and offended by the sight of the disrobing Dutch marines. About 170 female officers and sailors live in a women-only barracks bar·rack 1 tr.v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters. n. 1. A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel. . Many don't bother to draw their curtains when they change clothes, and are clearly visible from other buildings, the daily De Telegraaf reported Thursday. The women ``are not always aware of how possible it is to peek in from other parts of the base,'' the order said. Sailors from Greece, the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. and other foreign countries frequently dock at the base. Some have complained about seeing too much skin, military officials said. ``They have other cultural and religious standards,'' the order said. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) The Rev. Billy Graham angered some by saying homosexuality is a sin, but not one to single out. (2) For Chastity Bono, living as an open lesbian is much easier than trying to hide her sexuality. (3) Bus stop ballet Erin Whalen, left, and Megan D'Assis, both 12, perform ballet maneuvers at a bus stop in Worcester, Mass., hoping to attract interest in their candy sales to raise money for Patti Morris' Dance Unlimited School. Associated Press |
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