Soulforce builds more bridges in Lynchburg.A coalition of gay activists of faith is building a Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. home in Lynchburg Lynchburg, independent city (1990 pop. 66,049), in but administratively not a part of Campbell co., central Va., on the James River; settled 1757, inc. as a city 1852. It is a trade center and tobacco market in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mts. , Va.-- with or without the help of the city's most famous spiritual leader. Even though plans to team up with the Rev. Jerry Falwell This article is about Jerry Falwell, Sr. For the article about his son, see Jerry Falwell, Jr. Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. (August 11 1933 – May 15, 2007)[1] was an American fundamentalist Christian pastor and televangelist. failed, Soulforce organizers raised $28,000 and recruited volunteers from 15 local churches to help Soulforce's 80-person crew. The crew framed the two-story, 1,300-square-foot house the first week of October and hopes to be done by December. The project comes more than a year after Soulforce met with Falwell and his followers followers see dairy herd. in an effort to persuade them to tone down their antigay rhetoric. "He is as dangerous a man as there is in America for civil liberties," said Soulforce's Rev. Mel White of Falwell. |
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