{"id":5595,"date":"2011-08-12T23:13:55","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T23:13:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-08-12T23:13:55","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T23:13:55","slug":"starbucks-and-the-anti-gay-willow-creek-community-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2011\/08\/starbucks-and-the-anti-gay-willow-creek-community-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks and the anti-gay Willow Creek Community Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz cancelled an appearance at one of the most prominent megachurches in the U.S. after an online petition from Change.org<\/strong><\/a> condemned the followers as anti-gay. Schultz had been scheduled to speak at The Global Leadership Summit organized by the Willow Creek Association, based in South Barrington, Ill. The petition accused the megachurch of “anti-gay persecution” over Willow Creek’s past relationship with Exodus International, a Christian ministry that believes gays and lesbians can change their sexual orientation. Willow Creek cut ties with Exodus in 2009, church spokeswoman Susan DeLay said.<\/p>\n

[via AP<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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