The ICON Coalition Continues to Grow
The Interfaith Coalition on Nondiscrimination (ICON) recently welcomed three additional congregations as Sustaining Organization Members. They include:
- Temple Israel, Gary
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis
- Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Hendricks County, Danville
Twenty-three organizations now make up and guide the work of this unique interfaith coalition in Indiana-the largest of its kind in the mid-west. These organizations represent eleven different faith traditions. Each member organization sends a delegate to an annual membership meeting to review activities, approve the annual budget, set organizational goals, and elect the Board of Directors.
The members of ICON believe that lasting progress toward justice for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) Hoosiers is not possible without a faith-based alternative to the religious right...
Today, the political voice of fair-minded people of faith is being heard louder than ever before. Indiana politicians are beginning to realize that the well-oiled anti-GLBT lobby does not represent most Hoosiers or even most people of faith... | READ MORE |
