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Ignacio Castuera
Rev. Dr. Castuera currently serves at Trinity United Methodist Church in Pomona, CA and also as the first National Chaplain for Planned Parenthood Federation of America. He is a graduate of the School of Theology at Claremont, where he studied and wrote about the problems of violence and the patriarchal worship of a mother goddess in Mexican culture. After completing his education, Ignacio served at churches in Mexico, as well as in Hawaii and California.
He was also the first Mexican-American district superintendent of the United Methodist Church in the Los Angeles District and went on to become the pastor of Hollywood United Methodist Church. Over his 11 years at Hollywood UMC he transformed the church into a center of the growing movement aimed at creating a positive religious response to the AIDS pandemic. Gigantic red ribbons adorn the church's tower as a reminder to all of the congregations' commitment.
An accomplished preacher and author, Ignacio edited a collection of sermons gleaned from those given by various pastors from several denominations on the Sunday after the infamous Rodney King riots. The book, Dreams on Fire: Embers of Hope: From the Pulpits of Los Angeles After the Riots, became one of the top 10 religious books of 1992. In November 2004, he served as the Jameson Jones Preacher in the Prophetic Tradition at the Iliff School of Theology. Dr. Castuera was the guest preacher at historic Riverside Church of New York on Pentecost Sunday 2004.
Beyond his professional duties, Ignacio is the proud father of three daughters and one son, ranging in age from 11 to 32, and loves to read, sing, and play tennis.
Debate sobre matrimonios homosexuales
En el programa Al Punto de Univisión, el Rev. Dr. Ignacio Castuera, miembro del Comité Timón de Freedom to Marry, participa en un debate conducido por el reconocido periodista Jorge Ramos acerca de la igualdad en el matrimonio desde una perspectiva religiosa, tomando en cuenta los derechos legales iguales que vienen con el matrimonio legal.
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