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Text Any textual data included in the document Daily Mail PROPOSITION: Inside every man and woman there's a rebel trying to break out PROOF: The Quaker bombshell on SEX by Cyril Aynsley There are only 21,000 Quakers in Britain. In terms of religious membership this is infinitesimal. Their real strength in the mind of the public at large rested in an image. Now that has been demolished. They have unleashed a furious national controversy by publishing a 73-page booklet challenging many of the accepted ideas about sex in Christian countries. And bang goes that image of a pious, diffident community shut off from the world outside. An image stretching over three centuries, but develop in recent times by a picture on a packet of porridge. By the cinema. By novels. False It is a picture of people dressed in long cloaks and a hat with a curious brim. Addressing each other as thee and thou. Meek people. In fact, it is a false image. For the Quakers are the very people to challenge the status quo. They have been rebels in the past--and their current sex bombshell carries on the tradition. It is rebellion against what they consider hypocritical, falsely traditional, oppressive and out of date. Concern When they addressed themselves as thee and thou it was rebellion against the fact that in those days men addressed servants and lower castes as thee and thou and talked with equals as you. "Concern is our great by-word," a spokesman at Friends House, just opposite Euston Station, told me yesterday. "This is the basis of the heart of Quaker understanding of life." The very fact that they have no hierarchy made it possible yesterday for Miss Anna Bidder, zoology lecturer at Cambridge University and one of the signatories of the pamphlet, to say to me: "Please make it clear that this is not an official publication of the Society of Friends." Yet it is signed by 11 eminent Quakers and published by the Friends Home Service Committee at the society's headquarters. But whatever the wrongs or rights of this controversy there is no doubting the compassion or sincerity which prompted it. Miss Bidder, a 59-year-old spinster, and her 10 other Friends spent six years investigating the complexities of pre-marital chastity, the eternal triangle in marriage, homosexuality, and sex in every aspect. I suggested to her that their condonation of infidelity in some circumstances might mean a revision of the Church of England marriage promises. Solution Miss Bidder said there was no condonation. Only an understanding that it could happen. If it did happen there could be a reunion which would enrich the experience of all three in the eternal triangle. And if you read this book carefully you quickly realise it is not a licence for loose living or, as Miss Bidder bluntly put it, "an excuse for men and women jumping in and out of bed with each other." It is a searching for the most rounded and wholesome solution of a not uncommon and perplexing situation. This is the way they work in their worship. Go into a Friends Meeting House and you may find long periods of silence. Then someone will speak. "Each meeting," I was told yesterday, "is an adventure. Our attitude is always experimental. The two words are concern and experiment." Content I feel if this present sex-pamphlet, which has become something of a storm centre, is read in the context of the two words--concern and experiment--it will be better understood. If, through its bluntness, it has demolished the old porridge-packet image of the Quaker, that might be a good thing for the Friends. For they are gentle. But they are no fuddy-duddies. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cyril Aynsley in Daily Express undated Description An account of the resource Daily Express columnist Cyril Aynsley portrayed the report as a thoughtful presentation that was consistent with the true nature of Quakers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived clippings in Keith Wedmore Papers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. D.B. Stole Text D. B. Lesbian Minister Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story This stole was one of the original 80 stoles that were on display on Sept. 16, 1995 when I set aside my ordination before Heartland Presbytery (see stole #1 for details). The donor requested that other identifying information be withheld. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 17 Title A name given to the resource D.B. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown, (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Withheld Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United States Women and Religion https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/cb8729b80a80018aa035dedaab08a51f.jpg e1db8612eb3497e847ebf54e7a665216 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/74fa742b5204c326dbac7f8f13d680c1.jpg 4da2244e69c81edfa2cbc1f75e89374d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. D.E. Stole Text D. E. Beloved pastor who died of AIDS. No one in the church knew. They were told it was cancer. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story This stole was one of the original 80 stoles that were on display on Sept. 16, 1995 when I set aside my ordination before Heartland Presbytery (see stole #1 for details). We have no other information about this anonymous minister. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 87 Title A name given to the resource D.E. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown, (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Withheld AIDS Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United States https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/84acb63a2754894d04bb8a21fdd08b7c.jpg 75efea3ee74fa22cf0bd1abdc4c12491 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3d4f2e86fa8126f993c1ef874dfcd6ce.jpg de863de477d01c20e2b03d9921325777 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. D.F.S. (Calvary St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Rochester NY) Stole Text D.F.S. Rochester NY CSA Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This is one of thirteen stoles donated in 1996 to the Shower of Stoles collection by members of Calvary St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Rochester, NY. CSA is one of three More Light churches in Rochester that are working towards the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people into the life and leadership of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 179 Title A name given to the resource D.F.S. (Calvary St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Rochester NY) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rochester, New York (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Calvary St. Andrews Presbyterian Church More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns New York Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/1913314c9dfcc635e31044a9cba12e15.jpg 7a318257c6d6763409b22db07e6a4ace Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Friend March 22, 1963 Radio Comment on "Towards a Quaker View" Listeners to "Christian Outlook" on the BBC's Network 3 on March 14 will have heard the understanding and discriminating review given there of TOWARDS A QUAKER VIEW OF SEX (Friends Home Service Committee, 3s. 6d.) The speaker was the Rev. Dr. Derrick S. Bailey, of Wells Cathedral, himself a well-known writer on sexual relationships. The review included a full summary of the contents of the essay. Dr. Bailey added his opinion that here was a pioneer contribution to Christian thinking; that if read as a whole and in a spirit of good will it could not fail to illuminate; that with one exception (the passage on "triangular relationships"--a momen of real confusion, he thought) accusations in the Press and elsewhere of "muddled thinking" appeared to be unfounded; and that there was no justification for the cry that here was condonation of a lowering of standards. On the contrary, the essay commended a personal search for the guidance of the Holy Spirit in place of legalistic system of tests of conformity to external rules. And if this might appear to some to legislate inadequeately for a largely non-Christian public, and to take too little account of considerations of public policy, it must be borne in mind that the essay addressed itself primarily to Christians, and more specifically to members of the Society of Friends. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource D.S. Bailey Radio Commentary Description An account of the resource The March 22 issue of The Friend reported a favorable review of TQVOS on BBC radio by Dr. Derrick Sherwin Bailey, who had published the ground-breaking Homosexuality and the Western Christian Tradition in 1955. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reproduced by permission of The Friend, March 22, 1963, p. 336. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Da and Ma Stole Text Da and Ma<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Independent Pentecostal <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />La Porte, IN We once believed in the ritual and tradition of the Roman Catholic Church. A large social group in the Catholic Church decided that we were involved in too many ministries, and excluded us due to chronic illness. Neither the priest, pastor, nor the bishops would intervene in support of us continuing our ministries of many years. While mourning the loss of the church and our ministries, we were led by the Holy Spirit to a Christ-centered, open and affirming church – The New Life Community Church of Hope in La Porte, IN. We have learned truly of God’s love through the love shown us, even though most of the members are GLBT while we are straight. We were very homophobic before attending and joining this church. The Christian love shown to us by members of the church has changed us. This Stole of Contrition asks forgiveness of our GLBT family, because we now know that our God is a god of inclusion and not exclusion! Denomination Roman Catholic Church Independent Pentecostal Contribution Date 2007 Contribution Story When stoles from an exhibit in South Bend, IN were returned to us, this stole, along with this letter, were included. Dear Friends: Our local newspaper featured the appearance of the Shower of Stoles Project at our church. The story ran a few days before the display. We received several calls in response to the story. People were grateful for our effort and for the Stoles’ witness in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />South Bend. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The day before the display we received a call to the church from a local couple. They told this story. They had gay children and gay foster children. As conservative Catholics, they felt that their children were sinners. At one point, their church ostracized them for a variety of stated reasons and implied racial prejudice (the family is African American). The experience opened a new window on discrimination and their relationship with their children. In time, the couple found their way to a GLBT Pentecostal congregation in a nearby community. Initially facing their own fears of change, the couple joined the congregation anyway and found a new spiritual home. Since this time of transformation and healing, they have begun producing crocheted stoles. They call them “Contrition Stoles,” designed to atone for their former beliefs and behaviors and to offer a vision of hope in their God who is inclusive rather than exclusive. After hearing this story, I asked if they might be willing to share their testimony in our Sunday morning worship service. They agreed. During the sermon time, four of our members read descriptions of four of the stoles. Then, our new friends and allies told their story. They began by singing together and then inviting the congregation to join them. In a spirit of worship, they told their story. It was an unexpected gift, an opening for us to hear our “Still Speaking God.” We now add that stole to the larger gathering. In Peace and Hope, David Gerth, Pastor Zion United Church of Christ South Bend, IN Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1114 Title A name given to the resource Da and Ma Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant South Bend, Indiana (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rev. David Gerth African American Catholic Gerth, David Pentecostal Roman Catholic Theology https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/54ce8bdfdfaaae1a7ffed93e0bd20c36.jpg 1d8cec17bc559de1d0a23d9cfc01c1b6 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/0d7d2e4e1a334fc33cba130e55913944.jpg 6b0eb464aa15ddbe3b703ae45696bfb0 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Daily Mail February 18, 1963 Comment A Question of Morality A group of Quakers have published their views on sexual morality. They will be gratefully received by many people, but will startle and outrage many more. These Friends accept that "loss of virginity before marriage is not now necessarily regarded...as a stigma." They say "an 'eternal triangle' can, and often does arise in which all three persons behave responsibly. It depends, no doubt, upon whether those who accept the disciplines of a Christian society, including its marriage vows, can feel that they are acting responsibly in breaking them. Morality is not one of the eternal verities. It is merely a rule of society, and what is moral in one country or century is regarded as immoral in others. But we are, after all, talking about a Christian country in 1963. Society The Quakers say "the social code changes...not because society changes it deliberately, but because an increasing number of people break away from it." They break away because the code itself becomes weakened--and one wonders how far the arguments used by the Quakers, and others, encourage the conduict they seek to excuse. Taken to its logical conclusion it comes to this: If a sufficient number of people defy the code, the code itself must be changed. This does not happen in evolving societies. But the question is: "Where do you stop?" Unless some limit is imposed the community will disintegrate and the persons within it obey only a law unto themselves. Humanity The Quakers say that "sexuality, looked at dispassionately, is neither good nor evil--it is a fact of nature." But facts of nature have to be employed with restraint unless we are all to return to the wild. Civilisation is a taming process. The struggle for survival is another fact of nature and humanity, but strict bounds must be set to this instinct if ordered living is to continue. It is permissible for any man to advance his position, but only within well-defined limits. He must not knock his neighbour on the head or steal his goods. In all these matters third parties are usually involved and the pattern of other lives and be materially changed. If the individual has rights for himself he also have duties to others. Morality Nor is morality a question of sex alone. It broadens out into the whole of human existence and the way it is managed and conducted. Mr. MacMillan had something of this in mind when he spoke to the Young Conservatives on "moral responsibility"--appropriately enough at the Friends' Meeting House in London. As he rightly said, our success from now onwards depends on the restoration of a sense of personal responsibility. The responsibility of the employer to the worked and of the worker to his work. The responsibility of turning out honest products and pulling together for the good of all. This is the sense of purpose which we are said to lack but which we are certain will be revived as it has been so often before. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daily Mail 18 February 1963 Description An account of the resource The conservative Daily Mail printed a critical commentary on the front page of its 18 February edition. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived clipping in Keith Wedmore Papers https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f4370cc2bc15b95fa917a6ac97893aa5.jpg 5cd3ba5cfee3ac8ec8a68207fb22f398 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Daily Mail February 18, 1963 Quaker's views on love and marriage by Daily Mail Reporter Two Quakers who helped to prepare the most outspoken Church report on sex ever published said on TV last night that the fact that a husband or wife had a love affair should not mean the end of their marriage. The triangle situation would end with the "enrichment" of the marriage, said one--Dr. Anna Bidder, a spinster, who teaches zoology at Cambridge University. The two Quakers--the other was Mr. Kenneth Barnes, head of Wennington co-education school at Wetherby, Yorkshire--were appearing in the B.B.C. religious series, Meeting Point. They were questioned by Mr. Paul Ferris about a report called Towards a Quaker View of Sex--published today--drawn up by an investigation team of 11 Quakers. The report says there has been a great increased in sexual relations among adolescents, and that relations before marriage have become common even among people with high standards of conduct. It urges a completely new Christian approach to the problem--and says the investigation team rejected "almost completely" the traditional Church approach, with its supposition that it knows precisely what is right and what is wrong. Mr. Ferris said of the report: "It is very controversial, very outspoken and no doubt it will shock some people." Enriched He questioned them about their attitude to an "affair" during marriage. Dr. Bidder said: "People tend to think it is the end. We say that if people approach the situation in sincerity and confidence and determination the marriage can be strengthened and enriched--and the third party can be enriched by having come through a difficult situation." She emphasised: "Whatever happens, we are 100 p.c. concerned with the sanctity and wonder of marriage." Mr. Ferris asked: How far should young people go before marriage? Should they sleep together? Dr. Bidder said she did not think the question should be put that way. "I should want them to think in terms of neighbourliness not only to the person concerned, but to the other people round them." Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daily Mail, 18 Feb 1963 Description An account of the resource The Daily Mail published this account of Bidder and Barnes on the Meeting Point programme. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived clipping in Personal Papers of Anna Bidder, Lucy Cavendish College Archive https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/68206a063088f7148a9dd11b7d6d456c.jpg c546fd669fa7569bed70f4f98b7b8dde https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f17de9feac851847d937e4cf3f4ebb80.jpg 4169793802e53477a9ece2dcd646b61f Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Daily Mirror February 18, 1963 THE PROBLEM..discussed on TV last night One of the most forthright reports on sex and morals ever published by a religious body was discussed on the BBC-TV programme "Meeting Point" last night. The controversial and outspoken report was written by eleven Quakers--an unofficial group including doctors and headmasters. Two of them--Yorkshire headmaster Kenneth Barnes and Cambridge teacher, Dr. Anna Bidder--discussed the report with a psychiatrist on TV. The 75-page booklet rejects "almost completely" the traditional approach of the organised Christian Church to morality. "We have to reason to say that sexuality, looked at dispassionately, is neither good nor evil--it is a fact of nature." These were the factors facing the Quakers when they began their inquiry: A great increase in sexual intimacy among adolescents. An increase in pre-marital sexual intimacies generally. It is fairly common in young people with high standards of general conduct and integrity to have one or two love affairs, involving intercourse, before marrying, say the authors. The high incidence of extramarital intercourse. "There must be very many instances which do not lead to divorce or obvious harm and which are kept secret," says the report. ANSWERS By Headmaster Kenneth Barnes I agree that pre-marital intercourse isn't necessarily the disaster that some people regard it as. But sex isn't a trivial thing. There should be no physical contact of any kind until there is a friendship in t he genuine sense of the word. If people neck and pet with people they don't really know it only takes them down the sexual slope. In our report we not advocating free love...it should be approached on a proper level. By Teacher Dr. Anna Bidder I don't think pre-marital intercourse is necessarily an unmitigated disaster. Young people can learn something from it in terms of relationships. I am a spinster, so it is not for me to say to young people: 'You mustn't." But my advice to them would be to look at it carefully before anticipating marriage. If they leap into petting and then into bed they are missing much that can be gained from having developed a sincere and genuine friendship. Interviewed by Mirror report John Smith after their appearance in "Meeting Point" on BBC-TV to discuss the Quaker Report. And Marjorie Proops says... Were you sitting like me around the fire with the family watching "Meeting Point" on TV last night? Did you, when you heard that word SEX being bandied about on the screen, rush to switch off, thinking it wasn't really the thing for the youngsters? I hope not. It was like a breath of fresh, clean spring air listening to sensible people talking sense about sex and morality as set out in the report by eleven Quakers. Two of the three TV speakers were Quakers, those tolerant Christians who look at the facts of life squarely, forsaking mealy-mouthed attitudes. The third man was a psychiatrist, a practical man with practical views. Sex, they said, must be valued highly. It shouldn't be treated trivially. But just the same, sex and love cannot be continued to a pattern. Young people sleep together before marriage, or even without marriage in mind at all. Is this disaster? Not necessarily, said the Quakers and the psychiatrist. Dr. Anna Bidder said: "You should never say to young people you may or may not have sexual relations." I take a realistic view of life, too. I, too, know that young unmarried people have sex. As the psychiatrist remarked in a rather casual, endearing kind of way, sex experience before marriage tends to make people better adjusted partners when they do marry. Nods of confirmation from the Quakers. A nod of confirmation from me. CODE But they stressed (all three of them) that they are against the idea of young people sleeping together for the sheer fun of the thing. The two Quakers and the psychiatrist all said that the Christian code of moral behaviour must be rejected. Why? Because, they claimed, it doesn't work anyway. It is a case of what things are like, they pointed out, not what they ought to be like. Sex, said the three--dropping their bombshell into countless quiet family get-togethers after tea on Sunday--is NOT sin. Not is it is part of a whole, good worthwhile relationship. VITAL They can say that again. And again. And drop as many bombshells like that on a quiet Sunday afternoon into a million parlours. I'd be very sorry if the youngsters weren't allowed to listen to that fireside broadside on sex. Or that parents missed one of the most vital statements of all: That children brought up in the warmth and love of a tender relationships between parents will themselves one day understand how to bring warmth and love into adult relationships of their own. While code is a child most likely to respond to?--this commonsense approach, or the rigid, unreasoning code of Thou Shalt Not. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daily Mirror, 18 February 1963 Description An account of the resource This Daily Mirror article reported Bidder & Barnes' appearance on BBC-TV and included a sympathetic and pragmatic commentary by Marjorie Proops, one of the leading social commentators in the UK in that day. 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Title A name given to the resource Daller Item 4 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/11fe4947bb73172628dcd05b77e540ac.jpg 1657ddcf6c01eb22c78f7b21672a7a0d https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/36014afbe49c8d65c0cf8899c9d876f6.jpg e5da6c9f34063708919f62fd11231662 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Dan (Roanoke Presbyterian) Stole Text Dan Raised a Presbyterian. When the Nominating Committee of his Kansas City church proposed him for elder, homophobic persons mounted a telephone campaign and defeated him with a floor nominee. Dan was later ordained Deacon in another Presbyterian congregation. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story This is one of twelve stoles donated by Merrill Proudfoot in honor of friends and colleagues. Dan and Merrill both attended Roanoke Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, MO. Roanoke was for many years very supportive of LGBT folk and counted many among their members and leadership. This changed rapidly when a new, conservative pastor arrived and aggressively initiated a number of actions that created an openly hostile environment for the LGBT members who were still active in the church. This activity reached a climax when Dan was nominated to be ordained an elder. A small group in the congregation mounted an ugly, hate-filled phone campaign to have Dan defeated and replaced by a last-minute nominee. Although their campaign was successful, the bitter fight surrounding this action split the church. Dan left, and all of the other LGBT members, including Merrill, soon followed. Roanoke was located in the heart of a young, progressive, gay-friendly neighborhood in Kansas City, and was just down the road from the Kansas City campus of the University of Kansas. Sadly, this church, which once had a bright future, with the opportunity to be in mission to a large unchurched population, soon gained a decidedly negative reputation in the area. The church is now closed. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 113 Title A name given to the resource Dan (Roanoke Presbyterian) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kansas City, Missouri (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Merrill Proudfoot Missouri Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Proudfoot, Merrill Theology Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Dan Smith Stole Text Rev. Dan Smith Pastor of West Hollywood, CA PC From Mike and Sylvia Thorson-Smith Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story West Hollywood Presbyterian Church is a historical icon in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community as well as the Welcoming Congregations movement. WHPC was at the forefront of the civil rights movement in Los Angeles and in the early 1960's began to close each service by singing the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" - a tradition that continues to this day. As early as 1964 (five years before the Stonewall rebellion), West Hollywood Presbyterian Church hosted what is believed to be the first openly Gay Men's "Rap" Group in the city of Los Angeles and the church began to minister to the spiritual needs of the Gay & Lesbian community who had been drawn by its message of inclusiveness. Soon nationally known spiritual author Chris Glaser would launch "The Lazarus Project" at WHPC - a program to advocate for Gay & Lesbian spiritual and human rights. In October of 1984, WHPC called an openly gay man, the Reverend Dan Smith, to serve as its pastor. Dan continues to be the only minister in the country serving a Presbyterian congregation who went through the entire call and installation process as an "out" gay man. While proudly continuing its tradition of progressive spirituality and activism, this multi-cultural congregation feeds approximately 4,000 hungry and homeless people each year, builds homes for economically-challenged families under the "Habitat for Humanity" program, offers an HIV Spiritual Support Group, provides a "Children's Church" program and continues to openly take stands on political issues involving civil rights. West Hollywood Presbyterian also claims to espouse a theology that is "perhaps the most pro-feminist in Los Angeles." Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 26 Title A name given to the resource Dan Smith Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hollywood, California (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rev. Mike Smith and Sylvia Thorson-Smith AIDS California Civil Rights Movement Clergy Activist Feminism Glaser, Chris Lazarus Project Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Smith, Dan Smith, Mike Theology Thorson-Smith, Sylvia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Daniel (Graduate of Luther Seminary, St. Paul MN) Stole Text DANIEL After graduating from Luther Seminary in Minnesota, I came out as a gay man and decided that I could not, with integrity, pursue ordination to the Lutheran ministry. I am now a teacher in another state. Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Contribution Date 1999 Contribution Story This stole was given to us in 1999 through a third party; we have no other information about this individual. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 499 Title A name given to the resource Daniel (Graduate of Luther Seminary, St. Paul MN) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown, (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Unknown Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA) Lutheran Minnesota Ordination St. Paul https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/6585ccf3d4c0e6e5cb1faa6ac6978d32.jpg ddc854ba47a8ae2efcead3c5eb73e3b3 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/d7c56158adac38f7bd6470f60afa9acd.jpg 91640632e2fcda3eb3087d8d0088e80d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Daniel Robert Campbell Stole Text DANIEL ROBERT CAMPBELL, OSL UNITED METHODIST An Anglo, I grew up in an inner-city Latino congregation in Los Angeles. Most of my spiritual gifters were Hispanic. I served, beginning in 1974, in central-city, bilingual appointments for Latino, Anglo and Filipino folk. Several years were in Phoenix as executive for a nation/regional community center in the heart of the original city barrio. In the mid-1980's I began to confront my sexuality. (Denial didn't work!) Since moving to Kansas City, I have fought for rights issues, too often serving as a pastor at AIDS funerals, working with the area Ryan White council; and been a speaker for seminars and services as an openly gay man. And, as of October 2000, I am a long-term, 12-year AIDS survivor. Thanks be to God! Prayers and promises of faith within the Faith. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story Daniel donated this stole to the collection at an ecumenical community display held in Kansas City in 2000. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 732 Title A name given to the resource Daniel Robert Campbell Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kansas City, Missouri (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Daniel Robert Campbell AIDS Campbell, Daniel Robert Clergy Activist Latinx Methodist Missouri United Methodist Church https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/e1dc30e3b904e4ad5646ad62a2a5a7a8.jpg 5c4a3dc452e839bfc940c9bef62d1d5e Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Darlene Garner is a lesbian Christian woman of African, Cherokee, and Irish descent with a National Baptist and Episcopal spiritual heritage. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, she was the oldest of five children. Darlene attended public schools, was an active Girl Scout and participated in the All-State Orchestra. As a teenager, one of her early role models was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whom she met at a dinner at her friend’s house. She was baptized at the age of 7 at the Union Grove Baptist Church although she joined the Episcopal Church as a young adult.  She came out as a lesbian in 1973 and joined Metropolitan Community Churches in 1976.  As a lay person, she served as a Church Treasurer, Lay Delegate, and Assistant District Coordinator.  She was ordained in the Metropolitan Community Church in 1988 and has served as Associate Pastor of MCC in Philadelphia; Pastor of MCC in Baltimore; Senior Pastor of MCC of Northern Virginia in Fairfax, Virginia; and Interim Pastor of Good Hope MCC in Cape Town, South Africa.  Since 1998, she has been the convener of the MCC Conference for People of African Descent, Our Friends, and Allies. <img src="http://rollingthestoneaway.org/media/profile/darlene-garner/Garner2.jpg" />Darlene at age 7.  On the MCC Council of Elders beginning in 1993, Darlene Garner served as Clerk of the denomination for ten years and Vice-Moderator for three years. She was the Liaison Elder for MCC in Western Canada, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Europe, and various parts of the United States. Elder Garner then moved to Cape Town, South Africa for two years to serve as the resource person for Africa. Then she moved to Mexico, where she lived for five years in support of MCC’s ministry in Latin America. She was also the Director of the Office of Emerging Ministries, which provides oversight of and support for new church starts, aligned organizations, diversity, and special projects. Before entering the professional ministry, Garner served as the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on Sexual Minorities.  In that position, she functioned as the liaison between the government of the sixth largest city in the United States and its LGBT community. <img src="http://rollingthestoneaway.org/media/profile/darlene-garner/Garner3.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-fir" />Garner’s volunteer community involvement has included being a founding co-chair of the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays; being part of the historical first meeting between the U.S. White House and gay and lesbian people of color; chairing the first International Conference for Gay and Lesbian People of Color; co-chairing the first International Conference for Gay and Lesbian People of Color; serving as chaplain for The Burning Bush, an AIDS hospice; serving on the board of directors of the Chase-Brexton Health Clinic; and serving as President of the Board of Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry.  She has also served as a member of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (hearing complaints of discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender, and national origin); the West Hollywood Business License Commission; the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Religion and Faith Council and the HRC Diversity and Inclusivity Council.  Garner has received numerous awards and citations for her service to the community. <img src="http://rollingthestoneaway.org/media/profile/darlene-garner/Garner4.jpg" />Darlene Garner and Candy Holmes Darlene Garner has attended Ohio State University, Samaritan College, and Lancaster Theological Seminary.  She is the mother of four adult children, has seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Garner and Rev. Candy Holmes were married in March 2010 and live with their canine son Joey in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.    (This biographical statement provided by Darlene Garner.) Biographical Text Darlene Garner is a lesbian Christian woman of African, Cherokee, and Irish descent with a National Baptist and Episcopal spiritual heritage. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, she was the oldest of five children. Darlene attended public schools, was an active Girl Scout and participated in the All-State Orchestra. As a teenager, one of her early role models was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whom she met at a dinner at her friend’s house. She was baptized at the age of 7 at the Union Grove Baptist Church although she joined the Episcopal Church as a young adult.  She came out as a lesbian in 1973 and joined Metropolitan Community Churches in 1976.  As a lay person, she served as a Church Treasurer, Lay Delegate, and Assistant District Coordinator.  She was ordained in the Metropolitan Community Church in 1988 and has served as Associate Pastor of MCC in Philadelphia; Pastor of MCC in Baltimore; Senior Pastor of MCC of Northern Virginia in Fairfax, Virginia; and Interim Pastor of Good Hope MCC in Cape Town, South Africa.  Since 1998, she has been the convener of the MCC Conference for People of African Descent, Our Friends, and Allies. On the MCC Council of Elders beginning in 1993, Darlene Garner served as Clerk of the denomination for ten years and Vice-Moderator for three years. She was the Liaison Elder for MCC in Western Canada, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Europe, and various parts of the United States. Elder Garner then moved to Cape Town, South Africa for two years to serve as the resource person for Africa. Then she moved to Mexico, where she lived for five years in support of MCC’s ministry in Latin America. She was also the Director of the Office of Emerging Ministries, which provides oversight of and support for new church starts, aligned organizations, diversity, and special projects. Before entering the professional ministry, Garner served as the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on Sexual Minorities.  In that position, she functioned as the liaison between the government of the sixth largest city in the United States and its LGBT community. Garner’s volunteer community involvement has included being a founding co-chair of the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays; being part of the historical first meeting between the U.S. White House and gay and lesbian people of color; chairing the first International Conference for Gay and Lesbian People of Color; co-chairing the first International Conference for Gay and Lesbian People of Color; serving as chaplain for The Burning Bush, an AIDS hospice; serving on the board of directors of the Chase-Brexton Health Clinic; and serving as President of the Board of Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry.  She has also served as a member of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (hearing complaints of discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender, and national origin); the West Hollywood Business License Commission; the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Religion and Faith Council and the HRC Diversity and Inclusivity Council.  Garner has received numerous awards and citations for her service to the community. Darlene Garner has attended Ohio State University, Samaritan College, and Lancaster Theological Seminary.  She is the mother of four adult children, has seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Garner and <a href="http://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/rolling-the-stone-away/item/1405">Rev. Candy Holmes</a> were married in March 2010 and live with their canine son Joey in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.    (This biographical statement provided by Darlene Garner.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Darlene Garner Baptist Darlene Garner Episcopal Episcopalian MCC Metropolitan Community Church https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/c9c2c19e567bf532b3690682bd93e3ae.jpg 1a40b313999df51c803b278df72da53e Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document The Rev. D. Darnell Fennell was born the youngest son of three children on December 7, 1987 to the proud parentage of Jeannie and Russell Fennell. He received his early education in his native hometown of Houston, Texas, and was graduated from Elsik High School in 2006. Darnell then attended the University of Houston, receiving a B.S. degree in Psychology with a minor in Religious Studies. While at the University of Houston he had a theological crisis of faith with his Baptist tradition and his queer identity. Post undergrad he would journey to Berkeley, California as a Fund for Theological Education Fellow to explore a progressive theological education. He earned a Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) degree from Pacific School of Religion in 2014 and the Paul Wesley Preaching award. In August 2014, he was ordained as a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with standing in the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries and The United Church of Christ. Rev. Fennell is a new church planter in Houston Texas. He returned to Houston in 2014 to start Just Love, a Disciples of Christ and United Church of Christ new church plant. Just Love is a faith community created by those who have been marginalized by church and society, working together for wholeness for all people rooted in a theological ethic of living out Just Love. Just Love is the only Open and Affirming Disciples of Christ congregation in the Houston area. In 2017, in addition to pastoring Just Love, he has become the transitional pastor of University Christian Church, a historically black church in Houston. His calling made him the first openly gay pastor to serve this congregation. Darnell also serves on the Disciples Alliance leadership council. The Alliance is the movement within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) working to set a place at the table for persons of all gender expressions and sexual orientations. (This biographical statement provided by Darnell Fennell.) Biographical Text The Rev. D. Darnell Fennell was born the youngest son of three children on December 7, 1987 to the proud parentage of Jeannie and Russell Fennell. He received his early education in his native hometown of Houston, Texas, and was graduated from Elsik High School in 2006. Darnell then attended the University of Houston, receiving a B.S. degree in Psychology with a minor in Religious Studies. While at the University of Houston he had a theological crisis of faith with his Baptist tradition and his queer identity. Post undergrad he would journey to Berkeley, California as a Fund for Theological Education Fellow to explore a progressive theological education. He earned a Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) degree from Pacific School of Religion in 2014 and the Paul Wesley Preaching award. In August 2014, he was ordained as a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with standing in the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries and The United Church of Christ. Rev. Fennell is a new church planter in Houston Texas. He returned to Houston in 2014 to start Just Love, a Disciples of Christ and United Church of Christ new church plant. Just Love is a faith community created by those who have been marginalized by church and society, working together for wholeness for all people rooted in a theological ethic of living out Just Love. Just Love is the only Open and Affirming Disciples of Christ congregation in the Houston area. In 2017, in addition to pastoring Just Love, he has become the transitional pastor of University Christian Church, a historically black church in Houston. His calling made him the first openly gay pastor to serve this congregation. Darnell also serves on the Disciples Alliance leadership council. The Alliance is the movement within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) working to set a place at the table for persons of all gender expressions and sexual orientations. (This biographical statement provided by Darnell Fennell.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Darnell Fennell Baptist Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Darnell Fennell Disciples LGBTQ Alliance Disciples of Christ Just Love United Church of Christ YouTube Video A video hosted on YouTube. Embed Code The html embed codes for this object. <iframe width="600" height="337" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f035rQGHcR4" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Darnell Fennell on RTSA Darnell Fennell