After the vote was over and the results were announced, one guy stood up and called those of us who voted to leave an "abomination" (wonder where he got that from) and screamed that he would pray for us. He has a daughter who is a lesbian.
I wanted to stand up and point to him and yell, "It's a homo-lovin' heathen...let's string 'em up.";-)
But I didn't.
Our church vote in Phenix City, Alabama went 190 to disaffiliate and five to stay. I was pleasantly surprised by the margin. A two-thirds vote was required for separation from the UMC. Alabama’s Truman Capote would be welcome in our church ... but not as a minister.