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FEBRUARY 28.2004 • Q-NOTES Religion Conservatives party in Charlotte Piedmont region seemingly a hotbed for anti-gay politics U.S. Newswire with contributions by Donald Miller CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The anti-gay group National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families (NCPCF) has opened a regional office in Charlotte, celebrating with a Feb. 19 party at the Omni Charlotte Hotel. Local media personality Danny Fontana — best known for his work as an economic commentator on WBTV Channel 3 in Charlotte — hosted as master of ceremonies for the event, which also fea tured Lisa Miree, Miss Black America 2002-03, who has generated con siderable controversy among African-Americans for her abstinence-until- married stance. Miree has an agenda that reportedly includes an anti-gay bias, though she couches it in vague rhetoric that amounts to musical code words for the ears of the far right, indicating that her platform includes “denouncing premari tal sex” and that her “strong stance is rooted in health issues, such as teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted dis eases, and morals.” “The city of Charlotte has earned a reputation for strong and safe communi ties, filled with people who are invested in and dedicated to preserving the highest ideals — those devoted to preserving families,” noted Rick Schatz, president and CEO of the NCPCF. “It is a wonderful place for the National Coalition to advance its vision and programs.” In June of 2003 NCPCF released a statement sup porting the anti-gay state ments of Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA). “The senator correctly observed that if the right to privacy includes con- . , , . ^ . sensual sexual activity A celebratory party welcoming , , , the National C^IMon for the between homosexuals. Protection of Children & then the question must Families included an appear- be asked what could pos- ance by Lisa Miree. sibly be excluded and on what grounds” said Schatz. “Bigamy, polygamy, incest and adultery all have the same moral authority to seek inclu sion and protection from the law under the right to privacy that would include homosexual activity. While some wish it to be otherwise, the truth of the matter is clear.” Norma McCorvey — a.k.a. Jane Roe — back in news again by Richard Seltzer Three decades after winning a historic courtroom battle to legalize abortion in the United States, Norma McCorvey plans to plead in an appeals court in New Orleans for the watershed 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling to be, overturned, saying she had not real ized at the time what she was unleashing. “I deeply regret the damage my original case has caused women,” McCorvey said in a statement to the press Feb. 20. “I want the Supreme Court to examine the evi dence and have a spirit of justice for women and children.” If she succeeds, she says, it will be “a lifetime dream come true for me that chil dren will no longer be slaughtered from out of their mothers’ wombs.” if she fails, her lawyers plan to contin ue fighting to get the case back before the U.S. Supreme Court, contributing to efforts to keep the abortion issue high on the political agenda in the months leading up to the presidential election. McCorvey was 22, single and pregnant when she teamed up with lawyers in 1969 to overturn a Texas statute that outlawed abortion, adopting the fictitious name of jane Roe. In 1995, she had a religious epiphany when she met Concord, N.C., resident and Christian anti-gay activist Flip Benham. She later recanted her views and has campaigned Norma McCorvey since for abortion to be abolished again. McCorvey was open about her sexual ity and her long-term relationship with partner Connie Gonzales up to that time and consistently maintained that her change of opinion on abortion and con version to Christianity would not put an end to the relationship. In recent years, however, a cloud of mystery shrouds their involvement. Conservatives insist the two are no longer involved, while McCorvey always sidesteps the matter. Interestingly enough, Gonzales is now listed as the “ministry coordinator” on McCorvey’s website, roenomore.org. / M Spiritual Renewal Weekend Friday, March 12 - Sunday, March 14 Friday, March 12 • 7 p.m. • Service Rev. Elder Jeri Ann Harvey, speaking Dessert social to follow Saturday, March 13 Afternoon Workshops • Call the church for specifics Saturday Evening, March 13 • 7 p.m. • Healing Service Led by Rev. Elder Jeri Ann Harvey Sunday, March 14 • 10:45 a.m. • Morning Service Rev. Elder Gill Storey, bringing the message Potluck lunch to follow. Please bring your favorite item to share. Sunday Evening, March 14 • 7 p.m. • Service Metropolitan Community Church of Charlotte 1825 Eastway Drive • Charlotte, North Carolina 28205 • Phone: 704-563-5810 • Fax: 704-535-1791 mcccharlotte@juno.com Rev. Mick Hinson, M.Div., Pastor • Rev. Donna K. Stroud, M.Div., Minister of Church Life
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