Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013, August 18, 2000, Page 6, Image 6

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he same group that protested at the funeral
ity Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s office
of Matthew Shepard, the University of
recently announced a new date for a forum
Wyoming student who was beaten to death
with the sexual minorities community. He and
because he was gay in 1998, will stage a demon­ his staff have invited anyone interested in
stration Sept. 8 in Newberg. The Westboro Bap­ speaking with him to the Metropolitan Com­
tist Church, headed by the infamous Fred
munity Church’s main floor family room,
Phelps in Topeka, Kan., claims a 16-year-old
2400 N.E. Broadway, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
student was persuaded by a Newberg High Sept. 26.
School teacher to be gay.
Saltzman wants to meet with gay, lesbian,
The planned visit is posted at God-
bisexual and transgendered citizens to better
HatesFags.com, operated by Phelps’ grandson
understand the needs of these communities. His
Benjamin. “Using sex education courses—
office wants to ensure all individuals have access
and other pretext— Satan’s fag and dyke
to city government.
evangelists, masquerading as public
Saltzman was said to he instrumental in
school teachers, are preaching the
bringing a domestic partnership reg­
lie that it’s OK to he gay to sex­
istry to Multnomah County. It is
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ually immature and naive
expected to go into effect
teen-agers all across Ameri­ "He does not speak for us,
Sept. 1.
ca, baptizing them into the
A July 20 forum was can­
and he does not speak
grotesque religion of an­
celed at the last minute
cient Sodom and G om ­
for
Christianity.
Fred
when Saltzman was called
orrah,” the Internet site
away
because his father was
says.
Phelps is not one o f us." in critical
condition at a
The group’s opposition to
Portland hospital, assistant
—
Jerry Falwell
homosexuality is so severe,
Frank Dixon says; he since has
even Jerry Falwell doesn’t agree
stabilized and is receiving care at
with the church.
home. Several citizens as well as one tele­
“He does not speak for us, and he does not
vision news crew showed up for the meeting.
speak for Christianity,” he writes in the Nation
For more information, call (503) 823-4151.
Liberty Journal. “Fred Phelps is not one of us.”
The church is most well-known for picketing
at funerals for people who have died of AIDS
O regon U nlikely to J oin
complications. The group claims it has held
more than 18,000 religious demonstrations.
N ational P rotest
The Newberg City Police Department is
aware of the planned picket. Spokeswoman A gainst S couts
Cindy Young-Bolek says the church sent a fax
national protest of the Boy Scouts of Amer
about its plans and indicated it would hold a
ica is planned for Aug. 21. The mov<
peaceful protest.
comes several weeks after the U.S. Suprcmi
She says the department will continue to
Court upheld the organization’s right to discrim
monitor the situation and will gather more
mate against leaders based on sexual orientation
information from the group before Sept. 8.
A Portland protest has not been planned
The time and exact location of the demon­
stration have not been announced by the The national organization Scouting for Al
recently contacted area groups in an attempt t(
church and are not known by police, Young-
recmit
a coordinator.
Bolek says.
Bonnie Tinker, Love Makes a Family execu­
Officials also will meet to determine where
protesters art allowed around the schools prop­ tive director, was asked to organize the protest
lit had to decline. She said she was faced with
erty. “Our role is to maintain peace,” Young-
otier pressing issues— most importantly the
Bolek says.
eK°n Citizens Alliance-sponsored Measure 9.
Newberg School District personnel did not
fkit Tinker did take other action in lieu of
return calls from Just Out.
organizing the protest: She sent a letter to Larry
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