http://overflowmag.com Different Voices Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:54:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I didn’t intend to write this much. I never do. I’ve just been reading the news and the news is dismal. The kidnapping of soldiers is wrong, no doubt. But the Israeli army has ravaged the Palestinian people for years, years, and more years. By ... http://overflowmag.com/91 These last few weeks have been weeks of war. Israel; Gaza; Lebanon; Syria; Iran; North Korea. The nations rage and the earth seems to slide around as if on jello, separate and escalating conflicts, yet all eerily recandescent of history. I have felt helpless, tired, appalled. Incredulous laughter ... http://overflowmag.com/90 ‘For the first time in the assault, strikes targeted the crowded Shiite residential neighborhoods in south Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah’s leadership. An initial wave before dawn hit near Hezbollah’s security headquarters and targeted roads, damaging two overpasses. The facades of nearby apartment buildings were shorn away, balconies toppled onto cars ... http://overflowmag.com/89 From Soulforce’s Equality Ride: Final Reflections from Kayla Lesson Two: I basically already knew this lesson but it was doubly affirmed through my experience on this ride. No one’s heart or mind is swayed by arguments or debate, but by the humanity and commonality they discover in those they consider their ... http://overflowmag.com/88 From Soulforce’s website. Rodney Powell is a gay, African American, who has lived in Hawaii since 1976 with his partner of 30 years. While a … all » medical student at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee during the years 1957-61, as a student protest leader in the African ... http://overflowmag.com/62 Though, Overflow Mag has experienced a recent revival of attention through it’s coverage of Soulforce’s visit to Wheaton, this site is not just about the Equality Ride. The mission of Overflow is: “We are alternative voices seeking to share the overflow of our hearts with the Christian College Community.” Overflow originally started by ... http://overflowmag.com/86 From the Soulforce Website: Eastern University has embraced academic freedom and the importance of the discussion of GLBT issues with commendable enthusiasm. Eastern administrators have worked with Soulforce Equality Ride members to come up with a day of mutually agreed upon activities that are sure to be productive and thought-provoking. Members ... http://overflowmag.com/85 From the Soulforce Website: ****************************************** SOULFORCE PRESS RELEASE: April 21, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: Richard Lindsay, 646-258-7193 richard@equalityride.com ****************************************** (WHEATON, IL) - Equality Riders wrapped up two days of dialogue with the students, administration and faculty of Wheaton College today. Riders were welcomed to the campus, where they spoke in classes, presented and shared meals with ... http://overflowmag.com/84 Kayla Boswell writes about her time at Wheaton: I was visibly flustered and to the point of giving up completely after conversing with Wheaton’s president over lunch. His life experience as a pastor counseling gay people has only brought him in contact with drug using, promiscuous, disease ridden, broken individuals. Understandably, ... http://overflowmag.com/83 Overflowmag.com has a hotline number (775-370-6924). This weekend we are looking for Students, alum, staff, and others who have attend the Soulforce events at Wheaton College to call in and leave a one minute message about your thoughts, opinions and just general impression of how things went. I’ll be posting an audio ... http://overflowmag.com/82