We had a wonderful evening in Greensboro yesterday as the Human Rights Campaign and a number of other sponsoring organization joined about 250 community residents at the Faith and Fairness Town Hall meeting.
See news clip from local TV station. Click here.
Thanks goes to the Human Rights Committee for bringing this event to Greensboro and special [...]

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CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien will interview Mitchell Gold, editor of the book “Crisis,” on Jan. 28 as part of Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Visiting Writers Series. The interview will take place at 7 p.m. in the P.E. Monroe Auditorium on the Lenoir-Rhyne campus in Hickory, N.C.
This event is free and open to the public. [...]

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News article from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
BOY’S SILENT STATEMENT MAKES BIG IMPACT AROUND THE WORLD
By Kate Ward
FAYETTEVILLE — When he chose to stand up for his beliefs by sitting down for the Pledge of Allegiance, 10-year-old Will Phillips never dreamed his message would circle the globe.
The West Fork student was honored by furniture designer and author [...]

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Mitchell Gold, founder of Faith In America and CEO of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, was honored in New York on Wednesday for his work in educating the public about the harm caused by religion-based bigotry and prejudice toward gay Americans.
Gold was presented the Stonewall Community Foundation’s distinguished Visionary Award at the 40th [...]

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June 10, 2009
Immediate release
Contact: Brent Childers, 828.612.4682
Faith In America would like to remind Miss California Tami Farrell that in her refusal to voice her support for marriage equality for gay Americans she is allowing religion-based bigotry and prejudice to advance against them.
In a Larry King Live segment on June 10, Farrell was asked if she [...]

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Faith In America News Release

Faith In America today challenged Miss California’s pastor to consider the disservice he does to her and others with his embrace and promotion of religion-based bigotry and prejudice toward gay Americans.
According to Carrie Prejean’s pastor, Rev. Miles McPherson, he contacted the Miss USA contestant just hours after she stated she did [...]

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Dear Ms. Prejean,
 On a recent interview with FOXNews.com’s Courtney Friel, you stated that you did not mean to offend anyone when you stated your opposition to gay Americans having the right to marry.
 We believe you are sincere in that answer.
 But we are writing this letter in hopes that you will come to better understand why [...]

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Faith In America today released a videographed open-letter to Rev. Rick Warren during which a civil rights activist says Warren’s pastoral leadership does not honor the late Martin Luther King Jr.
Warren is scheduled to speak Monday at a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration service in Atlanta.
The open-letter, which has been posted on YouTube and the [...]

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Faith In America today released a series of videos and letters that it hopes will help Rev. Rick Warren and other non-accepting people of faith understand the harm caused to gay Americans by religion-based bigotry, prejudice and discrimination.
The project, entitled “Can You Understand the Harm?”, includes videographed open-letter segments from Faith In America Founder Mitchell [...]

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A huge congratulations to Bishop Gene Robinson for being selected to offer a prayer at the Lincoln Memorial at an inaugural event for President-elect Barack Obama.

The selection of Robinson, who is a contributor for Mitchell Gold’s book “Crisis, was reported by Politico earlier today. 

Bishop Robinson truly stands as the best America has to offer for his courage, [...]

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