Posts tagged North Carolina
An Interview with Deb Norton & Jonathan Sledge • Una Entrevista con Deb Norton y Jonathan Sledge
An Interview with Deb Norton & Jonathan Sledge • Una Entrevista con Deb Norton y Jonathan Sledge

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Deb Norton and Jonathan Sledge are longtime members of BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz who live in Raleigh, NC. They are members of Pullen Baptist Church, a BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz Partner Congregation. Deb works as a medical doctor in Raleigh and is on the board of directors of AMOS Health & Hope, an organization ran by missionaries Drs. David & Laura Parajón, that "exists to improve the health of impoverished communities in Nicaragua by working alongside them in health, education and development." As both were children of missionaries, Deb and Jonathan have traveled for much of their lives. Deb grew up in Kenya and the midwest United States while Jonathan spent his childhood in Peru and Louisiana. Both have lived in Raleigh for about 30 years.

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Deb Norton y Jonathan Sledge son miembros de larga data de BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz que viven en Raleigh, Carolina del Norte. Son miembros de la Iglesia Bautista Pullen, una Congregación de BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz. Deb trabaja como médico en Raleigh y ambos están involucrados con AMOS Health & Hope, una organización dirigida por los misioneros Drs. David y Laura Parajón, que "existe para mejorar la salud de las comunidades empobrecidas en Nicaragua trabajando junto a ellas en salud, educación y desarrollo". Como ambos eran hijos de misioneros, Deb y Jonathan han viajado durante gran parte de sus vidas. Deb creció en Kenia y el medio oeste de Estados Unidos, mientras que Jonathan pasó su infancia en el Perú y Louisiana. Ambos han vivido en Raleigh por cerca de 30 años.

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BPFNASummer Conference, Peace Camp, Members, North Carolina, Mexico, AMOS, Peacemakers, Healthcare, Medicine
BPFNAers join with The United Church of Christ as plaintiffs in lawsuit against North Carolina marriage laws
BPFNAers join with The United Church of Christ as plaintiffs in lawsuit against North Carolina marriage laws

On Monday, April 28, the United Church of Christ (UCC) filed a lawsuit in North Carolina arguing that North Carolina’s marriage laws limit ministers’ choices and restrict the freedom of religion guaranteed in the First Amendment, thereby making these laws unconstitutional. While the UCC is the only denominational plaintiff, the suit includes a number of members from other faith traditions. Two of these just so happen to be friends of the BPFNA, Nancy Ellet Allison and Nancy Petty (pastor at BPFNA Partner Congregation Pullen Memorial Baptist Church).

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BPFNANorth Carolina, Marriage Equality, LGBTQIA, UCC, Partner Congregations
Moral March
Moral March

Many BPFNA members and Partner Congregations took place in a Moral March on February 8, 2014 in Raleigh to protest what many consider an extreme and regressive agenda within the North Carolina legislature. Long-time member Deborah Lynn made the trek from Tennessee to participate and shares her reflections here.

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BPFNANorth Carolina, HKonJ, Moral March, Members, Peacemakers