“Christ Jesus welcomes and embraces all without exception. As Christians, we are called to love as God loves—eternally and unconditionally. Dios nos ama offers our Spanish-speaking congregations a much-needed resource for addressing the important concern of sexual orientation from a faith perspective. I know that those who use this resource will experience a deepening of their faith and their love for others.”
—Bishop Minerva Carcaño
United Methodist Church
“Ensuring that our children are loved, respected and treated with dignity is what every parent wants. However, this will only happen if mothers and fathers take the first step and not allow their gay child to be treated as a second class citizen. Gay and lesbian children should have equal rights and equal opportunity to a happy successful life. Parents should also teach their children to respect gay children, disabled children, and children of other ethnic groups.”
—Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta Foundation
“Peter Storey once said that when you pray for Jesus to come into your heart, you need to know that Jesus brings along his friends. This study booklet helps us understand a little more about some of Jesus’ friends. It allows us to welcome them into our hearts with gracious hospitality.”
—Bishop Susan M. Morrison
United Methodist Church
“Today I give thanks to God for Ann Thompson Cook and for her answering a call to translate this booklet into Spanish. I feel in my heart that the souls it will touch and the families it will help are countless. The information is clear and its passion moving.”
—Peter Barbosa
Producer, De Colores
“As parents, the love for our children is unconditional, regardless of whether they're straight or gay. If we want others to respect and accept our children for who they are, we need to start by accepting and supporting them ourselves.”
—Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles
These experts generously offered their time and expertise throughout the development of this booklet.
Elizabeth Amaya-Fernandez
National Latina Health Network*
Julio Dicent Taillepierre
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention*
Jorge A. Lockward
Grace United Methodist Church*
Everly Macario
Consultant
Nila Marrone
PFLAG for Families of Color and Allies in NYC*
Rev. Dámaris Ortega
Pride in the Pulpit, Empire State Pride Agenda*
Peter Barbosa
EyeBite Productions, Inc.
Lisbeth Meléndez Rivera
National Latino/a Coalition for Justice*
Luis Villanueva
Maryland Health & Mental Hygiene*
Eva Young
Consultant
*Organizations are listed only to identify the advisers who participated in the development of Dios nos ama por igual.
