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Joel Burns-Fort Worth City Councilman-It Gets Better

October 25, 2010October 22, 2010 John City Council, Fort Worth, It Gets Better, Joel Burns

It’s rare when a city council member from Fort Worth, Texas makes national news, but that’s exactly what happened when Joel Burns recently gave a powerful speech imploring gay teenagers to stand strong in the face of bullying. At a Fort Worth council meeting on Tuesday, Joel Burns, who is openly gay, talked about a number of recent suicides of gay teens due to bullying. Burns had a simple message for them: “it gets better.”

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Dona Nobis Pacem

October 22, 2010 John AFA, Dallas Turtle Creek Chorale, FRC, Hate Speech, homophobia, It Gets Better, Maggie Gallagher, Nom, Tony Perkins

On October 18, 2010, members of Dallas’ Turtle Creek Chorale joined singers from over 30 area religious institutions and students from Southern Methodist University in a performance titled, A Night For Peace. WIth just three rehearsals to prepare, the 300+ “Partners In Harmony” massed chorus offered a full-length concert, which concluded with Bach’s DONA NOBIS PACEM (Grant Us Peace) from his Mass in B Minor. All stories are real. Featured speakers are current members of the Turtle Creek Chorale.