Local news Business news e-Technology Williamson Co. Whenever someone asks me what it's like to be a queer minister, I am lost.
Many denominations forbid the ordination of homosexuals as well as pastoral roles for women.
Some 4,100 religious liberals have come to Nashville for the Unitarian Universalist Conference at the Nashville Convention Center, which started Thursday and runs through tomorrow. The meeting deals with inhouse chores like bylaws changes and budget balancing, but it is also a forum for special workshops with topics ranging from abortion rights to world government. Harvie discussed what it's like to be lesbian minister at one of the workshops last night. She said her openness about her sexual preference has given gay and lesbian people permission to worship. When Latino kids see Latino movie stars, it affirms who they are.