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Pastor accepts price for conducting gay union
By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A gay Methodist pastor who was suspended for officiating at a same-sex union said Friday that her church trial this week was a positive experience, and that her jurors were deft in balancing the need for justice with the church’s longstanding message of inclusion. The Rev. Amy […]
Pastor who married gays could be defrocked (UPDATE)
KAUKAUNA, Wis. (AP) — A gay Methodist pastor from western Wisconsin will soon find out her penalty for officiating at a 2009 lesbian wedding. The Rev. Amy DeLong never denied the action, which prompted this week’s church trial in Kaukauna. A jury of clergy convicted her Wednesday. She was found not guilty of a second […]
Church trial starts Tuesday for openly gay pastor
KAUKAUNA, Wis. (AP) — A religious trial starts Tuesday for an openly gay United Methodist minister who broke church rules. The Rev. Amy DeLong of Osceola in western Wisconsin has admitted to officiating a 2009 marriage ceremony for a lesbian couple in Menominee, violating church rules. The 44-year-old is charged with being a “self-avowed practicing […]
Some Methodist clergy defy gay marriage ban
By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A growing number of pastors in the United Methodist Church say they’re no longer willing to obey a church rule that prohibits them from officiating at same-sex marriages, despite the potential threat of being disciplined or dismissed from the church. In some parts of the U.S., Methodist […]
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