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...should have been a celebration of unity, but it turned into a shocking tableau of discord. Louisiana bishop Dan Solomon was presiding over the General Conference of the United Methodist Convention, a contentious but usually joyous quadrennial meeting to plot the future of America's second-largest Protestant denomination. Solomon had proved an amiable and unflappable moderator, but now his voice cracked. "I speak to you with anguish about what is about to unfold," he said. "I bury my head in prayer. I cannot witness what is about to occur." As 5,000 delegates looked on, Solomon's head...
There is hardly a religious group in America that is not beset by the issue that rent the Methodist meeting in May: the place of gay people in its pews. In March the organization of Reform Jewish rabbis agreed that its members could perform gay-holy-union ceremonies if they chose. The group was then castigated for it by other Jewish branches. Last month the Vatican, which had earlier ordered an American nun and priest to end a ministry to gays and their families because it did not stress the "intrinsically disordered" nature of homosexuality, further prohibited...
...lesbians and transgendered persons wearing T shirts emblazoned with THIS DEBATE MUST END--WE ARE GOD'S CHILDREN TOO. Of these, 191 helped White block a Convention Center exit and went to jail, an act of "redemptive suffering" intended as a Christian witness to the perceived injustice of the Methodist position on homosexuality...
...minefield with surprising grace, metamorphosing in a few short weeks from casual executioner into the sorrowful presence so evident on Thursday night's execution coverage. That composed exterior may become quite familiar as the campaign wears on, says Professor Cal Jillson, chair of the Political Science Department at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. "The Bush staff is starting to get a handle on how to deal with these executions," he says. "On Thursday, everything about Bush was studied: His voice, his expression, his body language. He wants to communicate that he takes this issue very seriously...
...winning-streak, which would reach 41by the end of the season, by polishing off Oklahoma State. After a win over Kansas and a 1-2 record during the indoor team championships in Kentucky, the Crimson hit a rough three-week stretch. It lost to top teams UCLA and Southern Methodist and then struggled against mid-level teams...