January 7 Toronto In reaction to […]

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1979-01-07

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January 7 Toronto In reaction to Mayor John Sewell's defence of homosexuality at a rally on January 3, about 1,000 people, mostly fundamentalist Christians led by Rev. Ken Campbell and Rev. David Mainse, rallied at Toronto City Hall for a Festival of Faith, Freedom, and the Family.

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January 3 Toronto The BPFPF and the […]

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Toronto City Hall Toronto

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David Mainse Ken Campbell John Sewell

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Larry Solway, "Do Homosexuals Really Believe We Love Them?" (column), Toronto Star, Sunday ed., 14 January 1979, p. D3.Larry Solway, "Boy, Did Solway Get Letters!" (column), Toronto Star, Sunday ed., 21 January 1979, p. D4 "Sewell Says No to 'Hostile' Rally," Toronto Star, four star ed., 5 January 1979, p. A2 "The Love-in That Wasn't," Body Politic, no. 50 (1979), p. 10 Peter Howell, "Prayers for the Mayor: Sanctity of Sex Rally," Toronto Sun, final ed., 8 January 1979, p. 18 Denys Horgan, "Sewell Turns Down Challenge to Address Anti-gay Rally," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 5 January 1979, p. 1 Denys Horgan, "Billed As Faith Festival, Rally Gives Anti-gays a Chance to Vent Anger," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 8 January 1979, p. 5 "Christian Crusade Begins," Burlington Gazette, 9 January 1979, p. 3 Ken Campbell, "'Pray-in Was Characterized by Love'" (letter), Toronto Star, four star ed., 19 January 1979, p. A9 Christie Blatchford, "Rally 'Wasn't Anti-gay' But Hate Was in the Air" (Bullock Blatchford Report), Toronto Star, four star ed., 8 January 1979, p. A2 Dick Beddoes, "Reflections on Bigotry" (column), Globe and Mail, metro ed., 8 January 1979, p. 8

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