We are not advocating any lifestyle. Not Special Rights Inc. The groups represent more than 30 million families and include Focus on the Family, American Family Association, Coral Ridge Ministries and Sharonville-based Citizens for Community Values, he says. Faith in action Several churches, religious groups and faith-based organizations that opposed Issue 3 in 1993 have attracted new followers with action in 2000. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati in April 1999 became one of the first dioceses in the country to create a ministry for gays, lesbians and their families. It's not the person.
People are always welcome.
The ministry has held workshops in local Catholic high schools, teaching straight people that gay people are not to be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation. There is a support group for parents of gay children at Good Shepherd Church in Symmes Township. There is talk of groups for children and ex-spouses of gay people. At Xavier University, a 6,500-student Catholic college in Avondale, students will find a statement on sexual orientation in their handbooks beginning in the fall. A petition with 1,200 signatures was presented to the university's president, the Rev. James Hoff.