Soulforce - Gay & Lesbian Equality Ride

1) Soulforce's purpose statement:

The purpose of Soulforce is freedom for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from religious and political oppression through the practice of relentless nonviolent resistance.

2) This is an overview of the *Equality Drive* led by Soulforce:

At military and religious colleges around the nation, bans on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender enrollment force students into closets of fear and self-hate. These bans devalue the life of GLBT people and they slam the door on academic freedom.
The Soulforce Equality Ride will take thirty-two young adults on a seven-week bus tour from New York to Los Angeles to confront nineteen religious schools and military academies that ban the enrollment of GLBT students. Their journey is unique - never before have young activists banded together to challenge homophobia at the institutions that are largely responsible for GLBT discrimination.

3) A fellow homeschooler alerted me to this on a message board. She said:

I'm posting their itinerary because a lot of us went to Christian colleges and universities, and we need to pray for the schools to take a strong and loving stand on this issue.

I might add that not all the schools are Christian and those that are we may find that we do not agree with their doctrinal stands...but we can agree that they all need prayer with this onslaught.


Stop Number, Date, School, Location

1 March 10 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA

2 March 13-14 Regent University Virginia Beach, VA

3 March 16-17 Lee University Cleveland, TN

4 March 18 Union University Jackson, TN

5 March 20-21 Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK

6 March 23-24 Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK

7 March 27 Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX

8 March 29 Texas A&M University College Station, TX

9 March 31 CCCU Conference Dallas, TX

10 April 4 Biola University La Mirada, CA

11 April 4 California Baptist University Riverside, CA

12 April 5 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA

13 April 10 Brigham Young University Provo, UT

14 April 13 Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO

15 April 14 U.S. Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO

16 April 17 North Central University Minneapolis, MN

17 April 18 Bethel University St. Paul, MN

18 April 20-21 Wheaton College Chicago, IL

19 April 24 Eastern University St. Davids, PA

20 April 26 U.S. Military Academy West Point, NY