Author Archives: Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey

Talk is Cheap. Truth is Expensive.

Posted by Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey on September 14, 2013 at 10:32 am  |  Comments Off on Talk is Cheap. Truth is Expensive.

Rev. Dr. Thomas Ogletree, a retired UMC elder, retired dean of Yale Divinity School of Divinity and former dean at Drew Theological Seminary, may now be the next clergy to face a church trial as a result of officiating the …

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Making black history for gay rights

Posted by Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey on February 6, 2013 at 10:49 pm  |  Comments Off on Making black history for gay rights

  Last spring when President Barack Obama announced his “evolving” support for marriage equality, many conservative groups were confident it would woo black voters to their side and ultimately deliver a death-blow to the president’s reelection bid. They, as is …

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