{"id":37299,"date":"2016-05-11T14:20:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T18:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/over-100-united-methodist-clergy-come-out-as-gay-to-protest-ban-on-practicing-homosexual-pastors-video\/"},"modified":"2016-05-11T14:20:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T18:20:46","slug":"over-100-united-methodist-clergy-come-out-as-gay-to-protest-ban-on-practicing-homosexual-pastors-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/over-100-united-methodist-clergy-come-out-as-gay-to-protest-ban-on-practicing-homosexual-pastors-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 United Methodist Clergy Come Out As Gay To Protest Ban On \u2018Practicing Homosexual\u2019 Pastors: VIDEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Over 100 United Methodist Clergy Come Out As Gay To Protest Ban On \u2018Practicing Homosexual\u2019 Pastors: VIDEO<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calledout-methodist-church.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calledout-methodist-church.jpg?resize=480%2C250\" alt=\"calledout methodist church\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calledout-methodist-church.jpg?w=480 480w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calledout-methodist-church.jpg?resize=300%2C156 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Dozens of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/04\/methodist-gay-marriage\/\">United Methodist<\/a> clergy members came out as <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> or <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bisexual<\/a> on Monday in reaction to the church&rsquo;s ban on &ldquo;self-avowed practicing homosexuals&rdquo; serving in ministry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A&nbsp;letter sent by the LGB clergy&nbsp;was also signed by intersex and transgender pastors, who are not technically excluded from ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.believeoutloud.com\/latest\/love-letter-our-church-your-lgbtqi-religious-leaders\"><b>public letter<\/b><\/a><span> posted online, 111 pastors, deacons, elders and candidates for ministry said church rules require &ldquo;that we not bring our full selves to ministry, that we hide from view our sexual orientations and gender identities.&rdquo; The letter essentially dares their supervisors to discipline them.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">111 LGBTQI clergy say, &#8220;you cannot legislate God&#8217;s <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">call<\/a>.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UMCGC?src=hash\">#UMCGC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ItsTime?src=hash\">#ItsTime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CalledOUT?src=hash\">#CalledOUT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A9c6xAuYjT\">pic.twitter.com\/A9c6xAuYjT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RMNetwork (@rmnetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rmnetwork\/status\/729679914354384897\">May 9, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2016\/05\/09\/living\/methodist-clergy-lgbt\/index.html\"><b>CNN<\/b><\/a><span>, the letter also states:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;While some of us have been lucky to serve in places where we could serve honestly and openly, there are others in places far more hostile, who continue to serve faithfully even at tremendous cost to themselves, their families, and yes, even the communities they serve, who do not receive the fullness of their pastor&rsquo;s gifts because a core part must remain hidden.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A spokesman for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReconcilingWrks\">Reconciling Ministries Network<\/a>&nbsp;(RNN), an LGBT advocacy group that organized the letter, said that around 80% of the 111 signatories are coming out to their supervisors for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>RELATED:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/01\/methodist-pastor-came-gay-sermon-faces-possible-discipline-video\/\"><em>Methodist Pastor Who Came Out As Gay in Sermon Faces Possible Discipline &ndash; VIDEO<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23calledout&amp;src=typd\">#CalledOut<\/a> hashtag caused RMN&rsquo;s servers to crash yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><span>The letter was issued just before the United Methodist Church&rsquo;s quadrennial General Conference, which began in Portland, Oregon yesterday. 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