First of all, what gives them the right to hold a 'trial' of any kind, for anyone? And a 'religious trial' sounds suspiciously like something from the Spanish Inquisition, or even worse, the Salem witch 'trials'!! Let me make this clear; I am a god-fearing Christian woman, but the difference between me and these people is that I am an intelligent, logical Christian, not one from the Dark Ages. She should be judged by God alone, not by these close-minded bigots who are going to be so afraid for their own positions that they won't vote in her favor even if they want to! To have a 'hearing' for her because she performed a marriage ceremony their church doesn't approve of, that's one thing, but to put her on trial for being a homosexual??? That is ridiculous! And let's guess what her 'sentence' will be, shall we? Can you say 'EXCOMMUNICATION'??
KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- A religious trial starts Tuesday for an openly gay United Methodist minister who broke church rules.
The Rev. Amy DeLong of Osceola in western Wisconsin has admitted to officiating a 2009 marriage ceremony for a lesbian couple in Menominee, violating church rules.
The 44-year-old is charged with being a "self-avowed practicing homosexual" and "conducting ceremonies which celebrate homosexual unions."
The jury of 13 will be selected Tuesday at Peace United Methodist Church in Kaukauna from at least 35 pastors from the Wisconsin Conference of the United Methodist Church.
The Appleton Post-Crescent reports she informed church leaders of the wedding in an annual report.
She's part of a growing number of United Methodist Church pastors who say they won't obey the rule that prohibits them from officiating same-sex marriages.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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