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FREE COMMUNITY PRESS VOLUME 9 .:..:..:NU::......M..:.=..B_ER_3 _________J_ AN_U_A_RY_1_98 1 5 Number of VirginiaAIOS Cases R-eaches 70 Seventy cases of Arns· in which the onset of symptoms occurred in Virginia have been reported as of December 21, 1984. Casey Riley, director of the Venereal Disease Control Program for the Virginia Department of Health, said that thirty of these 70 AIDS patients have died. Riley said that an additional 37 people in Virginia were diagnosed with AIDS, but experienced the onset of their symptoms outside the state. The number of new AIDS cases reported annually in Virginia has steadily increased. Of the 70 cases reported, six were reported in 1982, 25 in 1983, and 39 in 1984. Riley said twelve new , cases were reported in the state between October 10, 1984 when the Virginia Depar.tment of Heal th issued it's last statistical report of AIDS cases, and December 21, 1984. According to Dr. Hartin Cader of the Virginia Department of Health, the 70 reported cases of AIDS included seven cases in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, three in Richmond, two in Charlottesville, and one each in Newport News and Danville. As of October 10, 1984, 67% of Virginia's AIDS cases were reported in northern Virginia, which includes Arlington, Falls Church, Alexandria, and Fairfax and Loudon counties. Data released October 10, 1984 by the Virginia Department ·of Health on characteristics of Virginia AIDS patients are similar to national data on AIDS patients. Sixty-two percent of Virginia's AIDS patients had pneurnocystis carinii pneumonia as their primary disease. Ninety-six percent of Virginia's AIDS patients have been male, 82% have been homosexual or bisexual, and 80% have been Caucasian. Almost half of Virginia's AIDS patients have been 30 to 39 years old. Five AIDS patients were intravenous drug users, and two contracted the disease after blood transfusions. Riley said he has seen "n·o indication of indigenous transmission of (AIDS in Virginia)." Based on conversations with AIDS patients and their physicians, Riley said he thought the major-· ity of Virginia's AIDS pa'tients had numerous sexual contacts outside the state and ·did not contract the disease in Virginia. Baptists Revoke Scott's Ordination by Keith Maranger James R. Cole, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church in Bel Air, Maryland, said his church voted December 16 to revoke the ordination of Brian Scott", an openly gay Southern Baptist mi~ister. Cole said 115 church members voted at the 500-member church's monthly business meeting, which attracted three or four times the number of people who usually attend those meetings. Cole said 112 voted to revoke Scott's ordination, two voted against the revocation, and one abstained. According to Cole, -115 church members also voted unanimously to remove Scott's name from the church's membership rolls. Brian Scott, director of the Gay-Lesbian Christian Fellowship (GLCF), based in Waldorf, MD, founded GLCF in· March 1982 after his ordination as a minister at Calvary Baptist Church in January 1981. The Reverend Cole said a letter identifying Scott as GLCF director was found in 1982 at Calvary Baptist Church and shown to the church's ordination council. The council then contacted Scott, who defended his beliefs as a gay Southern Baptist minister at an October 1982 meeting, according to a GI-OF press release. Scott said that in November 1982 the ordination council sent him a letter that asked him to return his ordination papers, which he has refused to do. The Rev. Cole, who has been Calvary Baptist Church's pastor for nine months, said he first learned of Scott's ministry to gays in May or June of 1984. He said he did not contact Scott until October 1984, after he read a local Maryland newspaper which described Scott as an openly gay Southern Baptist minister. Cole said he told Scott in November 1984 that he would bless Scott's ministry to gays· if :: Scott would say that he were a "non-practicing homosexual" and teach others "in accordance with traditional Baptist faith," that practicing homosexuality is a sin. Cole said that Scott's ordination was revoked because he is "teaching what is diametrically opposed to the teachings of the (Southern Baptist) church." He added that "if you can teach that homosexuality is not a sin because you have a natural inclination (to it), you can teach that pathological lying and alcoholism are not wrong ... We do not have a license to twist and distort things in the Bible because we feel a certain way." Cole said that the laws of the Old Testament exist because "God loves us. He set certain restrictions for our own safety and good ... God created sex for procreation." Cole added that promiscuous sex is just as "wrong and dangerous" as homosexuality, and that the "AIDS situation" is an "illustration" of the dangers of homosexuality. . Cole said that Calvary Baptist Church will notify the clerks of court in Maryland that Brian Scott's- ordination has been revoked. Cole added he anticipates that the Maryland courts will accept the revocation, which would prevent Scott from performing legal marriages. Scott told "Our Own" he spoke to a deacon at Calvary Baptist Church who claimed that correspondence to Cole from a Baptist official led to Cole's first letter in October 1984, demand~ ing the return of his ordination papers. Scott told "Our Own" tha.t he is still a "Reverend" and a "Southern Baptist who has been called to a ministry that includes gays." Scott. said he will continue to preach, administer sacraments, counsel others, and preside at retreats. Roanoke Will Have Gay Billboard The Roanoke Valley chapter of the Virginia Gay Alliance (VGA) has signed a contract with Lamar Advertising Company for a billboard in Roanoke that will say "Gay? It's OK to talk about it," according to Gerry Jennings, chapter recorder. Jennings said he expects the billboard to go up in January near the corner of Franklin Road and Brandon Ave. in Southwest Roanoke. Jennings said the billboard will feature the logo of the · Roanoke Valley chapter of VGA and a phone number which, if dialed, will give a recorded message. The content and length of the message has not yet been decided, said Jennings. Jennings said the Roanoke Valley chapter of the VGA has funds to use the billboard for one month. He said the chapter hopes to raise money for additional months at a January 26 wine and cheese party, which will include an auction of donated goods and services. The party will begin at 8pm at 825 Marshall Ave., SW, in Roanoke.
Object Description
Title | Our Own, January 1985 |
Creator | Unitarian-Universalist Gay Community; Unitarian-Universalist Gay Community |
Date | 1985-01 |
Description | January 1985 issue of Our Own Community Press. |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Subject | Gay liberation movement; Gay rights; Gay men; Lesbians; Virginia; Periodicals |
Coverage | Norfolk, Virginia; Hampton Roads, Virginia |
Publisher | Old Dominion University Libraries |
Source | Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Perry Library |
Relation | Our Own Community Press, 1976-1998 |
Language | English |
Media Type | Newspapers |
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Title | Our Own, January 1985, pg 1 |
Date | 1985-01 |
Description | January 1985 issue of Our Own Community Press. |
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Full Text | FREE COMMUNITY PRESS VOLUME 9 .:..:..:NU::......M..:.=..B_ER_3 _________J_ AN_U_A_RY_1_98 1 5 Number of VirginiaAIOS Cases R-eaches 70 Seventy cases of Arns· in which the onset of symptoms occurred in Virginia have been reported as of December 21, 1984. Casey Riley, director of the Venereal Disease Control Program for the Virginia Department of Health, said that thirty of these 70 AIDS patients have died. Riley said that an additional 37 people in Virginia were diagnosed with AIDS, but experienced the onset of their symptoms outside the state. The number of new AIDS cases reported annually in Virginia has steadily increased. Of the 70 cases reported, six were reported in 1982, 25 in 1983, and 39 in 1984. Riley said twelve new , cases were reported in the state between October 10, 1984 when the Virginia Depar.tment of Heal th issued it's last statistical report of AIDS cases, and December 21, 1984. According to Dr. Hartin Cader of the Virginia Department of Health, the 70 reported cases of AIDS included seven cases in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, three in Richmond, two in Charlottesville, and one each in Newport News and Danville. As of October 10, 1984, 67% of Virginia's AIDS cases were reported in northern Virginia, which includes Arlington, Falls Church, Alexandria, and Fairfax and Loudon counties. Data released October 10, 1984 by the Virginia Department ·of Health on characteristics of Virginia AIDS patients are similar to national data on AIDS patients. Sixty-two percent of Virginia's AIDS patients had pneurnocystis carinii pneumonia as their primary disease. Ninety-six percent of Virginia's AIDS patients have been male, 82% have been homosexual or bisexual, and 80% have been Caucasian. Almost half of Virginia's AIDS patients have been 30 to 39 years old. Five AIDS patients were intravenous drug users, and two contracted the disease after blood transfusions. Riley said he has seen "n·o indication of indigenous transmission of (AIDS in Virginia)." Based on conversations with AIDS patients and their physicians, Riley said he thought the major-· ity of Virginia's AIDS pa'tients had numerous sexual contacts outside the state and ·did not contract the disease in Virginia. Baptists Revoke Scott's Ordination by Keith Maranger James R. Cole, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church in Bel Air, Maryland, said his church voted December 16 to revoke the ordination of Brian Scott", an openly gay Southern Baptist mi~ister. Cole said 115 church members voted at the 500-member church's monthly business meeting, which attracted three or four times the number of people who usually attend those meetings. Cole said 112 voted to revoke Scott's ordination, two voted against the revocation, and one abstained. According to Cole, -115 church members also voted unanimously to remove Scott's name from the church's membership rolls. Brian Scott, director of the Gay-Lesbian Christian Fellowship (GLCF), based in Waldorf, MD, founded GLCF in· March 1982 after his ordination as a minister at Calvary Baptist Church in January 1981. The Reverend Cole said a letter identifying Scott as GLCF director was found in 1982 at Calvary Baptist Church and shown to the church's ordination council. The council then contacted Scott, who defended his beliefs as a gay Southern Baptist minister at an October 1982 meeting, according to a GI-OF press release. Scott said that in November 1982 the ordination council sent him a letter that asked him to return his ordination papers, which he has refused to do. The Rev. Cole, who has been Calvary Baptist Church's pastor for nine months, said he first learned of Scott's ministry to gays in May or June of 1984. He said he did not contact Scott until October 1984, after he read a local Maryland newspaper which described Scott as an openly gay Southern Baptist minister. Cole said he told Scott in November 1984 that he would bless Scott's ministry to gays· if :: Scott would say that he were a "non-practicing homosexual" and teach others "in accordance with traditional Baptist faith," that practicing homosexuality is a sin. Cole said that Scott's ordination was revoked because he is "teaching what is diametrically opposed to the teachings of the (Southern Baptist) church." He added that "if you can teach that homosexuality is not a sin because you have a natural inclination (to it), you can teach that pathological lying and alcoholism are not wrong ... We do not have a license to twist and distort things in the Bible because we feel a certain way." Cole said that the laws of the Old Testament exist because "God loves us. He set certain restrictions for our own safety and good ... God created sex for procreation." Cole added that promiscuous sex is just as "wrong and dangerous" as homosexuality, and that the "AIDS situation" is an "illustration" of the dangers of homosexuality. . Cole said that Calvary Baptist Church will notify the clerks of court in Maryland that Brian Scott's- ordination has been revoked. Cole added he anticipates that the Maryland courts will accept the revocation, which would prevent Scott from performing legal marriages. Scott told "Our Own" he spoke to a deacon at Calvary Baptist Church who claimed that correspondence to Cole from a Baptist official led to Cole's first letter in October 1984, demand~ ing the return of his ordination papers. Scott told "Our Own" tha.t he is still a "Reverend" and a "Southern Baptist who has been called to a ministry that includes gays." Scott. said he will continue to preach, administer sacraments, counsel others, and preside at retreats. Roanoke Will Have Gay Billboard The Roanoke Valley chapter of the Virginia Gay Alliance (VGA) has signed a contract with Lamar Advertising Company for a billboard in Roanoke that will say "Gay? It's OK to talk about it," according to Gerry Jennings, chapter recorder. Jennings said he expects the billboard to go up in January near the corner of Franklin Road and Brandon Ave. in Southwest Roanoke. Jennings said the billboard will feature the logo of the · Roanoke Valley chapter of VGA and a phone number which, if dialed, will give a recorded message. The content and length of the message has not yet been decided, said Jennings. Jennings said the Roanoke Valley chapter of the VGA has funds to use the billboard for one month. He said the chapter hopes to raise money for additional months at a January 26 wine and cheese party, which will include an auction of donated goods and services. The party will begin at 8pm at 825 Marshall Ave., SW, in Roanoke. |
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