Betty Greene Salwak
At a Glance:
Betty Greene Salwak has been a Project Contributor since July 2009, has written 44 entries and currently lives in Indianapolis, IN.
Bio
Betty is a transplanted Floridian living in Indiana with her husband of over 30 years and their two young adult children. Early careers included Language Arts teacher and corporate sales trainer. As a Sunday School director for over a decade with a penchant for astronomy, Betty has managed to pick both the vocation and avocation that bring conversation to a complete halt. (“Look at the time!”) She is active as a Christian ally for the LGBT community, speaking out against the rhetoric of the Religious Right.
Betty Greene Salwak: Recently Filed
David: A Story of Hope, Faith and Love
Filed by Betty Greene Salwak | October 11, 2014 | 1:00 PM |My brother David was six years older than I. He moved out with our dad when I was nine and I saw him only sporadically thereafter. Read More
The Next Step for a Christian Ally
Filed by Betty Greene Salwak | May 13, 2013 | 10:00 AM |Anti-gay sentiment that is promulgated by religious conservatives of all Abrahamic faiths does not, in fact, originate in the Bible/Koran/Torah. The roots go much deeper and further back to a cultural bias of misogyny.Read More
Transmen Exchange Vows in Illinois
Filed by Betty Greene Salwak | July 27, 2012 | 3:00 PM |Last month I had the great pleasure of attending the wedding of someone I had known since he was little. This wedding was probably a once-in-a-lifetime event for me. It was the exchange of vows between two transmen. Read More
Presbyterian Church Approves Ordination Amendment for Gay Clergy
Filed by Betty Greene Salwak | May 11, 2011 | 8:30 AM |After 33 years of proposals, voting, and defeat, on May 10 the PCUSA approved Ordination Amendment 10-A, which allows individual churches and presbyteries to ordain gay clergy and lay leaders if they so choose. Passed by a simple majority of...Read More
Lobbying Against Indiana's Marriage Discrimination Amendment: Newbie Report
Filed by Betty Greene Salwak | March 23, 2011 | 8:30 AM |A couple of weeks ago I attended a lobbying workshop presented by Indiana Equality Action, in which we learned how to address our legislators on the upcoming vote to embed marriage discrimination in the Indiana constitution. On Tuesday I drove...Read More
