HRC launches
online resource for gay-inclusive clergy

Hoping to encourage gay-inclusive treatment among members of the clergy, the Human Rights Campaign has launched Out in Scripture, a Web site providing assistance with inclusive sermons and Bible study.

Out in Scripture will be a free weekly feature available at www.hrc.org/scripture. The program is part of the HRC's religion and faith program, which seeks to assist religious leaders in speaking out for LGBT equality.

"Ministers around the country have been asking for a resource just like this to help them prepare sermons that are faithful to the authentic lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their families while also true to the biblical text," said HRC president Joe Solmonese "This resource will offer them the tools to do just that. It will also be an empowering resource for people in isolated situations or for those who belong to unsupportive congregations." (The Advocate)