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Lesbian minister to appeal
Washington Times ^
| 12/27/04
| Richard N. Ostling, AP
Posted on 12/26/2004 10:13:59 PM PST by kattracks
A Methodist minister who was defrocked for declaring that she is a lesbian living with her partner is taking her case to a church appeals court.
The Rev. Irene Stroud, of Philadelphia, was ousted Dec. 2 for violating the United Methodist Church's law against "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" in the clergy.
Ms. Stroud decided last week to appeal, but delayed the announcement until after Christmas weekend. Notice of appeal must be filed this week. [snip]
She said one factor in her decision was something retired Bishop Joseph Yeakel, the judge who presided at her church trial, said to her after the verdict. Bishop Yeakel told Ms. Stroud "the day will come when the church apologizes for this decision."
[snip]
The case originated last year when Ms. Stroud announced her same-sex partnership in a sermon. At the trial, an all-clergy jury voted 12-1 that she was guilty of violating Methodist law. In a subsequent penalty phase, jurors voted to defrock her by 7-6.
Ms. Stroud is one of three homosexual clergy members tried since the Methodist General Conference passed its homosexual ban in 1984. The Rev. Rose Mary Denman of New Hampshire was defrocked in 1987, and the Rev. Karen Dammann of Washington state was acquitted last March.
Philadelphia's First United Methodist Church of Germantown has continued to employ Ms. Stroud as a lay worker.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: celebrateperversity; christianity; christians; culturewar; defrocked; defrockedlesbian; hatethesin; homosexualagenda; itsjustsex; lesbians; livingtogether; lovethesinner; religion; romans1; sex; sin; sodomandgomorrah; sodomites; sodomy; umc
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posted on
12/26/2004 10:13:59 PM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
Why wasn't the minister defrocked for simply being a female?
2
posted on
12/26/2004 10:20:57 PM PST
by
Destro
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To: kattracks
"continued to employ Ms. Stroud as a lay worker??"
3
posted on
12/26/2004 10:22:44 PM PST
by
krinkrayyado
(Huguenot no more)
To: Destro
Why wasn't the minister defrocked for simply being a female? Such outright misogyny and still you wonder why you're often compared to the Taliban?
4
posted on
12/26/2004 10:23:26 PM PST
by
Melas
To: Melas
Such outright misogyny and still you wonder why you're often compared to the Taliban? Yea lets forget scripture right? All that matters is good publicity..
5
posted on
12/26/2004 10:27:02 PM PST
by
N3WBI3
To: Melas
If being concerned with what the Bible says makes me a member of the Taliban, I guess I am guilty you idiot.
6
posted on
12/26/2004 10:27:28 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
To: Melas
Such outright misogyny and still you wonder why you're often compared to the Taliban? Yea lets forget scripture, all that matters is good publicity...
7
posted on
12/26/2004 10:27:52 PM PST
by
N3WBI3
To: N3WBI3
check out his profile page. No wonder he is up in arms.
8
posted on
12/26/2004 10:28:35 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
To: kattracks
If I were 17 and playing in a punk-rock garage band, I would name the band "Lesbian Minister".
9
posted on
12/26/2004 10:29:30 PM PST
by
spodefly
(Praise God from whom all taglines flow.)
To: rwfromkansas
"the lesbian minister was appealing so she was defrocked and kept on as a lay worker?????" Does any one see a jokester in this journalist?
10
posted on
12/26/2004 10:31:50 PM PST
by
krinkrayyado
(Huguenot no more)
To: krinkrayyado
Yeah I cought that......ROTFLMBO!!
To: kattracks
She doesn't appeal to ME!!
To: Melas
Such outright misogyny and still you wonder why you're often compared to the Taliban? This church professes to follow the Bible?
1 Timothy 2:12 I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to be silent.
13
posted on
12/26/2004 10:36:07 PM PST
by
Democrap
(http://democrap.com)
To: krinkrayyado
what's your tagline mean?
14
posted on
12/26/2004 10:36:12 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
To: rwfromkansas
My family fled France after the Edict of Nantes was repealed. We are French Protestants, "Huguenots." "Huguenots no more" is a play on words... double negative.
15
posted on
12/26/2004 10:40:28 PM PST
by
krinkrayyado
(Huguenot no more)
To: krinkrayyado
ah....I knew what a Huguenot was, but didn't get what you were saying by it.
16
posted on
12/26/2004 10:43:46 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
To: krinkrayyado; Corin Stormhands
Corin Stormhands- I've found another one of our cousins.
Huguenot Alert!
17
posted on
12/26/2004 10:44:16 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for Spec.4 Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: krinkrayyado
Female ministers are like female sports broadcasters -- ill-suited to the work, and only there because someone wants to make a statement. (Such as otherizing those who criticize them.)
18
posted on
12/26/2004 10:45:12 PM PST
by
ReadyNow
To: Graybeard58; krinkrayyado
Howdy krinkrayyado...
My Hueguenot family France as well. Ended up in Virginia in the very late 1600s.
19
posted on
12/26/2004 10:46:14 PM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(CHRISTmas: One season. One reason.)
To: rwfromkansas
check out his profile page. No wonder he is up in arms. If you're going to talk about me, have the courtesy to ping me to the post. Now, that having been said, by all means, tell me what's offensive about my profile. I'd love to hear it.
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posted on
12/26/2004 10:48:42 PM PST
by
Melas
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