Staff ReportsMarch 31, 2021
43min1076
Another wild week in D.C.
Tag: RL Gundy
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Gun safety is back at the forefront. Again.
Guest AuthorMarch 24, 2021
29min1088
Is bipartisanship possible for the good of Jacksonville? Perhaps.
A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2018
4min415
Heading into the weekend, Alvin Brown touted endorsements from Jacksonville preachers: “more than 30 faith leaders representing a large swath of the local faith community.” This week, three of those preachers have walked their endorsements back for logistical reasons, saying that the listing of their churches in the endorsement emails compromised their organizations’ nonprofit status. The […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2016
6min208
One of the more compellingly titled emails from Jacksonville government servers recently: a missive from pastor R.L. Gundy to the mayor and the city council entitled “Citizen Review Board, Independent Investigations, Death Penalty and Referendum.” Gundy, a politically active Baptist preacher, is known for his blistering fusillades against politicians like State Attorney Angela Corey. He also has been […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 19, 2015
2min205
Raymond Johnson, an ardent anti-HRO activist and Confederate flag enthusiast, might not seem to have much in common with Reverend R.L. Gundy, who very recently flipped on the Human Rights Ordinance after doing consulting work for the Human Rights Campaign. The two men may disagree about adding six words to the Human Rights Ordinance. But […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2015
2min173
As the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality continues its push toward an expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance, one component to the group’s strategy is marshalling the support of faith leaders. On Tuesday, the JCE brought together more than 50 of them to discuss updating the HRO to include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression […]