Anita C. Hill

This stole was made by a Palestinian woman trying to support her family while her husband was fighting in the war. I offer it to this collection in support of Anita and for the end of the conflict Anita has been fighting with the Lutheran Church for many years over her sense of "call" to ordained ministry and the church's policies regarding openly lesbian and gay persons and ordination. I offer this purple stole to honor and recognize the grace filled ministry she has provided to me and countless others these years and continues to do so in her role as Pastoral Minister of St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church. Anita has been model and mentor for GLBT and heterosexual Lutheran Christians as she has spoken the truth and Gospel.

Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks (formerly known as Lutherans Concerned), this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015.

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