| The Board
of Integrity - Alabama Makes A Pilgrimage to Peckerwood Creek Site of a Hate Crime against Billy Jack Gaither and All Gay People |
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Ron Gatlin, Convener of Integrity at the time of the crime, makes an official statement on March 8, 1999 from the steps of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Birmingham; the regular meeting site of Integrity - Alabama |
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| The road to Peckerwood Creek. | Peckerwood Creek. (In the background Fr. Jim Creasy and board member Marshall Johnson prepare for the liturgy. | |
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| The site where Billy Jack Gaither's body was burned with old discarded automobile tires. | Fr. Creasy & Marshall Johnson contemplate a place desecrated by human waste and disregard for God's gifts. This site, once used by Christians to Baptize the faithful, has become a garbage dump. |
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A liturgy for the remembrance of Billy Jack is offered |
The earth is Blessed with Holy Water and Readings from the Book of Common Prayer |
