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A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2015

FloridaPolitics.com has obtained a list of panelists for the third Community Conversation on the Jax Human Rights Ordinance expansion. One of the names is familiar: Roger Gannam, of the Liberty Counsel, who has been a often lonely voice on the first two panels opposing HRO expansion. Though Gannam’s inclusion on a third consecutive panel will no […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 9, 2015

Bruce Jones, the Senior Pastor at Southside United Methodist Church, is an imposing figure, standing over 6 foot tall and resembling a cross between Walter White of “Breaking Bad” and Gus Bradley. Reverend Jones is not the kind of man who seeks publicity, unlike some other Jacksonville pastors and preachers. He’s a thoughtful, introspective man, albeit one […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 3, 2015

On Thursday evening, the second of three “Community Conversations” on the expansion of Jacksonville’s Human Rights Ordinance was held, around the theme of religious freedoms and implications for HRO expansion. Spoiler alert: it was no more conclusive than the first community conversation, showing a city with divisions on the issue that run deep, and leaving […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 3, 2015

Ahead of the Thursday evening Human Rights Ordinance Jacksonville “Community Conversation” on religious issues related to expanding the HRO to the LGBT community, the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality held an afternoon presser with some of the 75 faith leaders who support a fully-inclusive HRO. Among those faith leaders in support: Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s own pastor, Bruce […]

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