Die folgende Predigt wurde am Sonntag, 11.10. Wiedergegeben mit Erlaubnis der Pastorin. In the name of God, Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer. Those who donned that ribbon pledged to work to end verbal and physical bashing on the basis of sexual orientation.
Today marks National Coming Out Day for the lesbian and gay community.
Both of these events mark extraordinary progress in opening the minds and hearts of many Americans to neighbors who do not share their own sexual orientation, but do share a common humanity. The victim was found Wednesday by two bicyclists who thought at first he was a scarecrow because of the manner in which his body was sprawled on the fence. Matthew Shepard lies in a coma today, fighting for his life. Two young men, Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, are charged with kidnapping, aggravated robbery and attempted murder in the assault. Their girlfriends, Kristen Price and Chastity Pasley, have been charged as accessories to attempted murder.