The International IDAHO Committee (International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia) has welcome the call launched by Progetto Gionata and by the European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups to all good will believers to join in the global inter-faith iniative of prayer and remembrance which will take place on 17 May 2014 to mark IDAHOT.
The IDAHO Committee has commented that “this will be theinitiative 8th annual edition-started in Florence in 2007– which, in just a few years, has blossomed into a truly international demonstration of solidarity, and has become a key feature of the global May 17th commemorations.”
An initiative where “People of faith from all different religions, spiritualities and denominations are welcomed to join the call, by holding vigils or other services, joining in prayer or other ritual observance.”
The appeal has been launched once again from Italy. If this year we will succeed once again in convening prayer meetings in our cities within our small or big group of people, it will be a remarkably important result.
We will try to make known that the Church does not reject the Christian homosexual persons from our cities. This sign of hope will be stronger and more meaningful than any discrimination and we will be able to lay down the floor for a different future where gay and lesbian people will be accepted by our churches.
Vigils and Sunday services of prayer will be organized in Italy thanks to the support of Progetto Gionata -the Italian project on faith and homosexuality- and in Europe thanks to the European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups.
The verse celebrating the moments of prayer and remembrance will be St.Paul’s exhortation “Accept one another just as Christ has accepted you” (Romans, 15:7), chosen by believers worldwide in an online public poll.
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Prayer vigils in remembrance of victims of homophobia will be held in Italy with the support of Gionata, the Italian Project on Faith and Homosexuality, and in Europe with the support of the European Forum of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Christian Groups.
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