Original sentence: In 1987, a United Methodist church court in New Hampshire defrocked Methodist minister Rose Mary Denman for being openly gay.It forbids any United Methodist board, agency, committee, commission, or council to give United Methodist funds to any gay organization or group, or otherwise use such funds to promote the acceptance of homosexuality.The United Methodist Church maintains that "all persons are individuals of sacred worth...," and encourages United Methodists to be in ministry with and for all people
Edited sentence: In 1987, a United Methodist church court in New Hampshire defrocked Methodist minister Rose Mary Denman for being an open, practicing homosexual.It forbids any United Methodist board, agency, committee, commission, or council to give United Methodist funds to any LGBT organization, or otherwise use such funds to promote the acceptance of same-sex relations.The United Methodist Church maintains that "all persons are individuals of sacred worth...," and encourages members to be in ministry with and for all people