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To: SOROS who wrote (494)	9/28/1998 9:12:00 AM
From: SOROS	of 1151

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A controversial United Methodist minister took to the pulpit and reaffirmed his willingness to celebrate same-sex weddings in defiance of his denomination. The Rev. Jimmy Creech told an overflow United Church of Christ congregation on Sunday that Christians are not fully sharing the gospel until they embrace homosexuals into the kingdom of God. ''I think the church has been wounded by prejudice and bigotry toward lesbians, gay men and bisexual persons that compromise its ability to speak truthfully and clearly the gospel of Jesus Christ,'' said Creech, who was removed from his Nebraska congregation after officiating at a lesbian wedding last year. Last year, Creech officiated in a covenant ceremony for two lesbians at First United Methodist Church in Omaha, Neb. That prompted a theological showdown within the 9.5 million-member United Methodist Church, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States after the Southern Baptists. Creech was acquitted at a church trial on charges he disobeyed the church's moral guidelines by performing the ceremony. But last month, the denomination's highest court met in Dallas and strengthened its rules, saying pastors could be defrocked for performing the ceremonies. In a question-and-answer session with worshippers Sunday morning, Creech didn't seem concerned by the ruling, saying he would be willing to do covenant ceremonies in the future. ''What matters to me is the quality of relationship with people. If it is a loving, caring relationship, I don't really care what gender they are,'' he said. Creech had plenty of supporters and friends at United Church, whose ministers invited him to speak. The United Church of Christ is the largest denomination in the country that allows the ordination of practicing gays or lesbians to the ministry. Creech, 53, is on a voluntary leave of absence from the Methodist Church. The North Carolina native plans to write a book on his experiences of the past year. He and his wife have returned to their old home in Raleigh.

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