From The Washington Times- (with video)An appeals committee Tuesday reinstated a United Methodist pastor who had been defrocked for officiating his gay son’s wedding.
The Rev. Frank Schaefer, 52, is once again a clergy member in the church, a resolution he said was important for his work as an LGBTQ advocate.
“It means so much for me to be a reverend again,” said the former pastor at Zion United Methodist Church of Iona in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. “I have vowed never to be silent again. Now I’m speaking with a different voice, a voice of leadership within the church, which is really great.”
The ruling overturns a previous decision made in November by a jury comprised of clergy members from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/24/pastor-who-performed-sons-gay-wedding-is-reinstate/
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