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Nightline Town Meeting: A Matter of Choice? #720587

ABC Special for Friday, May 24, 2002

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  • A town meeting re: the debate over homosexuality in the community of Roanoke specifically addressing issues of religion and teenagers experiences with homosexuality, hosted by Ted Koppel (ABC) from Roanoke, Virginia, and including the participation of St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church Reverend Randy Rule, Green Ridge Baptist Church Reverend Michael Palmer, Raleigh Court United Methodist Church Reverend Roy White, Metropolitan Community Church of the Blue Ridge Reverend Catherine Houchins, Family Foundation member Phil Whittaker‡, former Commonwealth Attorney Sam Garrison, First Baptist Church member David Musselman, Holy Trinity Ministries Pastor Paul Smith, Jerry McDermott‡, high school senior Christina Longobardi, OutRight Support Group head Rhonda Chattin, First Baptist Church member Debbie Musselman, Roanoke business owner Betsy Head, Roanoke businessman Will Trinkle, retired United States Navy Commander Jack LeDoux, accountant Jen Desaegher, ‘Roanoke Times’ editor Mike Riley, Mystie Overstreet, pastor Al Thorn, Gary Coppage‡, Episcopal Bishop Nef Powell‡, travel writer Wendy Maxey, and others.
  • Taped excerpts from a May 24, 2002 ‘Nightline’.
  • Duration:
    01:29:00

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