Local religious leaders preach acceptance of LGBT community, interfaith unity

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Thousands gather in Minneapolis, Minn for a vigil in remembrance of the 50 people who died in shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub on Sunday. It is the deadliest mass shooting in the US to date. Photo by: Fibonacci Blue via Flickr

BY Rob Lorei

St.Pete Pride will be kicking off this weekend with a parade on Saturday. It is the largest LGBT event in Florida, attracting around a quarter of a million people every year. On Radioactivity Thursday, we spoke with two people from local religious congregations that are gay-friendly: Jen Daysa, pastor at the Good Samaritan Church in  Pinellas Park, and Greg Stemm  with the Religious Society of Friends- the Quakers in St. Petersburg. They spoke about how they interpret the Bible in a way that embraces the LGBT community and encourages interfaith unity.

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