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Damian Farry - March 18, 2009 / 7:30 p.m.

“Claiming Our Place in the Church”

The second in PFLAG LA’s series on Faith and the LGBT Community

For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their families, going to a house of worship may be the most dangerous trip of the week. The pain caused by homophobic and transphobic theology, preaching, and practice is enormous. Yet many of us stay in our traditional churches or temples because rituals, music, or an inspired and sympathetic clergyman help us feel connected to God. Our childhood religion just feels right.

Should we stay in our religious family of origin? Or should we find a more accepting but less comfortable congregation? What does our continued presence in our traditional churches mean? Support for the status quo? Or a challenge to homophobic teaching?

Damian Farry, founder of Informed Conscience, will give us his perspective on these moral and spiritual challenges. Informed Conscience is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and understanding of homosexuality, particularly as it relates to church teachings. The primary vehicle for achieving this is the organization’s website, www.InformedConscience.com, which focuses on Christianity in general, and Catholicism in particular.

Damian is an out gay man who has been involved in several ministries within the Catholic Church. He currently serves on the Informed Conscience board of directors and is actively involved in promoting its goals, encouraging all gay people to participate fully in the spiritual life offered by their respective churches.

Damian will share some of his experiences, both positive and negative, from his ministry and explain how they led to the formation of Informed Conscience.He will also give a brief overview of the website.

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