Re: [Peckers_Pics] ReTeenagae son bullied

I've been a member of the Episcopal church since birth, and most of their congregations are gay accepting.  Episcopalians are usually highly educated professionals, and that makes a big difference also.  They also have great pot luck suppers - often at the country club.  LOL! Phil in Orlando, Florida - a pretty gay town. --- On Fri, 1/14/11, Thomas Cummings <thomascumm@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Thomas Cummings <thomascumm@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Peckers_Pics] ReTeenagae son bullied To: Peckers_Pics@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, January 14, 2011, 6:36 PM   It really caught my eye whenI saw your name! My name is Thomas Cummings and I havea similar story! I was raised in the Protestant church, sang in all the plays that were put on, usually a solo, then as I got older, my parents divorced and I started to rebel. Our pastor threatened to have me sent to a camp he knew of. I never went to church again until I met my partner I spent 11yrs with! He was catholic, I hated the catholic church! We were  invited to a friends Episcopalian Church for Friends Day and started going to that church regularly. My  partner and myself became Sunday School  teachers and the whole congregation knewwe were gay and knew we were together! They are so excepting of everyone! --- On Fri, 1/14/11, Thomas Collins <trc1500@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Thomas Collins <trc1500@yahoo.com> Subject: [Peckers_Pics] ReTeenagae son bullied To: Peckers_Pics@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, January 14, 2011, 5:09 PM   In 2003, I left the Roman Catholic Church, after being amember for twenty years, serving all that time as a paid employee and ear ning a master degree from the University of Dallas (R.C).  I left over their poisitions on LGBT persons and their accuations toward th whole of the gay US clergy after the scand;als broke. I joined the Episcopal, where right s of LGBT persons are cherished and upheld.  I will keep this pre cious you ng man and his family in my thoughts and prayers.  Let us all do the same.,  Tom C

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