General Conference meets for two weeks every four years, after which the pro-gay forces in our church have four years to tear apart two weeks of work. The balance, time-wise, is a losing proposition. The truth is that legalism does not bring transformation. Prohibition of alcohol did not stop alcoholism. Legal efforts against homosexuality will not bring transformation.
Recovery is hindered by denial, and the legal processes are a fertile ground for denial.
When asked if either of the women were gay, he asserted that this was a matter of pastoral confidence. When Jimmy Creech, who has been a proponent of homosexual unions, denied performing a homosexual union, there was a loud gasp from the largely pro-gay audience, according to witnesses. Such denials have become all too familiar in our national life. Even the Rev. Phil Wogaman, pastor of Foundry UMC in Washington, DC, who has defended Bill Clinton, showed up to defend Jimmy Creech. Addicts and their enablers have perfected the art of excuses and denials to themselves and to others.