Tuesday, May 09, 2000
Methodists likely to maintain stand against homosexuality
By
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — The General Conference of the United Methodist Church seems likely to maintain its stand against homosexual activity, judging from committee votes.
The conference, which meets through Friday night, could reject committee recommendations. But activists on both sides said they didn't expect that.
A committee voted, 59-43, to maintain the policy that homosexual activity is “incompatible with Christian teaching.” The committee minority led by the Rev. J. Philip Wogaman of Washington, D.C., Hillary Rodman Clinton's pastor, plans to bring an alterna tive liberal proposal to the full conference.
The conference, which meets every four years, is the chief policy-setting body for the denomination, which has 8.4 million U.S. members and 1.2 million overseas.
Committees meeting over the weekend also voted for continuation of policies against ordaining active homosexuals and against same-sex union ceremonies.
Pro-gay demonstrators stood in silent vigil as delegates entered the hall Monday. And they plan civil disobedience before Wednesday morning worship when the world leader of Anglican Christians, Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, will speak.
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