If in-.5 Marriage Battle continued from page one signed to allow states to make gay marriage illegal, was passed by the federal government. In Hawaii the case waits to hear back from the Hawaii supreme court some- time this year or the next. Iudgeing by how the supreme court has ruled in the past, it is likely that they will legalize same sex marriage. The next battle would then move to the voters who in 1998 will be asked whether or not to amend the Hawaii constitution to outlaw gay marriage. The religious right, including the Catholic and Mormon churches, has been campaigning heavily for the amend- Iaiiiii Minister continued from page one the St. Iohnsbury Universalist Church.” said Hadash. "It is a small church but it has great potential for growth. I feel that people in the St. Iohnsbury area are looking for an ecumenical spiritual home that is friendly to gay and lesbians.” Hadash has been a supply preacher at the church for the last two years. During this time the church has grown from three members to over twenty. The church then decided to call Hadash as their first settled minister in twenty years. Unitarian Universalism is a non creedal, ecumenical faith that teaches that love is the essence of religion. Members hold many different beliefs ranging from humanism to Christianity, and from eastern beliefs to Judaism. The denomina- tion has long supported gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender rights. They offi- cially endorsed same gender services of Holy Union in 1984. Hadash and his spouse, Alan, were the first gay couple in the State to have such a wedding. St. Iohnsbury Universalist Church is at the corner of Cherry and Eastern Avenue (across from Canterbury Inn). For further information call Rev. Brendan Hadash at 525-3856. Jeffords interview continued from page eight in the U.S. Congress since 1972 I ‘ . II .Ot€OII -ni . personally to make you the lead spo ‘sor of ENDA? Jeffords: It was probably more of a personal awareness of gay friends and the importance that it became as an issue. As more and more people came out, there's more and more alienation and evidence of discrimination which I thought was Very unfair. I guess it became more apparent-the unfairness of it. OITM: How do you explain the lack of openly gay Republican party activists in Vermont? - Ieffords: I hadn't concentrated on that. I've been to the Log Cabin Republicans of Vermont. I met with a group six years ago. I don't know the answer to that. OITM: Do you have any final message you'd like to share with the readers of OITM? Jeffords: It's incredibly important that they understand the importance of rec- I ognizing the difficulty some people have with going too far like DOMA. I think that people really just don't want to go that far that fast. They think that it's perfectly appropriate that you should not be discriminated against in the work- place but they're not sure about all these other changes. Faith Matters continued from left Ibelieve we will have come of age as a tribe, and as a country, when the names on the second list (those who come from theological and religious com- munities) are as well known and as well regarded as the people on the first list. For now, the people who can be the sacred icons in our midst are too few and far between. We are fortunate to have the ones we do. In fact, I am pleased to tell you that Barry Stopfel and his partner, Will Leckie, have accepted an invitation to speak here in Burlington on Saturday, October 11th at 7:30 PM at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral as part of UVM’s 1997 observance of National Coming Out Week. Barry will also preach at St. Paul's on the morning of Sunday, October 12th. I The Reverend Barry Stopfel was the first openly gay deacon ordained in the Episcopal Church. His ordination in 1990 led to the heresy trial of Bishop Walter Righter in 1996. Barry and Will have written a book called, Courage To Love, published by Doubleday. In it they share the inspiring and compelling story about their journey as a couple, Barry's call to ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church, and how they kept their faith and sanity throughout Barry's preparation for ordination and then ordeal with the heresy trial of Bishop Walter Righter. Everyone is invited to come and hear them speak on the 11th of October, and also enjoy the first concert of the newly formed Samadhi Singers, A Sacred Music Chorale for Friends and Members of the G/ L/ B / T Community. _ For myself, I am exceedingly grateful to M.R. Ritley for her engaging premise, and to all those who accepted The Holy One’s call to be icons in my life. Because of them, I have found my way home to our tribe, The Holy One, and myself. 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