Cathedral of Hope isnâ??t a typical church in conservative North Texas. One large stained-glass window features the Spanish word â??esperanza,â? or â??hope,â? and below it, two conjoined Mars gender symbols and two conjoined Venus symbols. Rainbow flags fly high on the front lawn, and hundreds of gay marriages have been performed since the Supreme Court ruling in June.
The Dallas church, which is a member of the United Church of Christ (UCC), loudly and proudly supports the LGBT community. It is one of hundreds of LGBT-affirming churches throughout the country, churches that were born out of oppression and marginalization, a history similar to black churches, says the Rev. Jeff Hood, minister of social justice at the cathedralâ??s Center of Hope for Peace and Justice.
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