Vanessa S Collier from Terrebonne, OR, age 47

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Church Stops Funeral Because Deceased Woman Was A Lesbian

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New Hope Ministries of Lakewood, Colorado, canceled services for Vanessa Collier 15 minutes after they were to startafter Colliers family refused to pull a photo of Collier proposing to her wife, Christina, from a memorial video.

I am a child of a lesbian mother and if my mom was to die, I would want dignity in her death, Jose Silva told ABC 7. I am against bigotry and stand with my friend Vanessa Colliers family in seeking an apology and refund from Pastor Ray Chavez and New Hope Ministries.

Date

Jan 14, 2015

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U.S.

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Woman's family says church called off funeral because she was gay

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Hundreds of people had already arrived at New Hope Ministries in Lakewood, Colorado last weekend to celebrate the life of Vanessa Collier when Pastor Ray Chavez announced the service would not take place because of the "inappropriate" video that included scenes of Collier proposing to her wife and t

Date

Jan 14, 2015

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Colorado church cancels lesbian's funeral service over kissing video

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Gary Rolando, a chaplain contact by the deceaseds family to officiate the memorial service, said that the family of Vanessa Collier refused to remove the photos from the memorial video. Rolando is not affiliated with New Hope Ministries.

Date

Jan 14, 2015

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U.S.

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Colorado Pastor ends funeral of lesbian during service, tells family to leave

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The service Saturday for Vanessa Collier in a Denver suburb was abruptly moved to a funeral home across the street after mourners had already arrived at the church, according to family and friends of the deceased woman.

Date

Jan 14, 2015

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U.S.

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Colorado: Lakewood church cancels funeral for lesbian mom and wife

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Church officials are being accused of denying the funeral after they learned that the family planned to show a video about Vanessa Collier's life, which included a photo of Collier proposing to her future bride. The officials demanded that the proposal picture be edited out of the video, according t

Date

Jan 13, 2015

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U.S.

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Colorado church denies funeral for lesbian woman

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Vanessa Collier's friends say the funeral was canceled by the church 15 minutes after the service was supposed to start because the church would not allow a picture to be shown of Collier proposing to her wife. The open casket and flowers were in place and about 170 people were in attendance.

Date

Jan 13, 2015

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U.S.

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Publications

Amazon

A Mother's Solution

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Evelyn Hill enjoys a life most would envy. With a beautiful home in the suburbs of Cleveland, a loving husband, two wonderful children and a successful career, she feels pleasantly content with life. One day her upscale, suburban lifestyle and sense of contentment is brought to a screeching halt, se...

Author

Vanessa Collier

Binding

Paperback

Pages

236

Publisher

AuthorHouse

ISBN #

1420852035

EAN Code

9781420852035