A tale of the big church and the
little church
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unday, Dec. 10, 1989 — it was a Sunday
that found gay activists battling the
Catholic church in New York City, and a tiny
United Methodist congregation in Oregon
opening its aims to homosexuals. All in all, a
day that would find religious leaders
contributing to the growing mosaic of struggle
for gay dignity in America.
In New York, Catholic John Cardinal
O’Connor was under fire from demonstrators
for his recent statements on abortion,
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ROTC gets back-hand from
University of Wisconsin faculty
he University o f Wisconsin faculty has
approved a resolution urging that ROTC
programs be banned from the Madison
campus in 1993 if the military continues to
bar homosexuals.
The resolution passed 386 in favor to 248
against. Though it is non-binding to the
university administration, it emphasizes that a
majority of faculty believes the Reserve
Officers Training Corps discriminates against
homosexuals.
ROTC proponents argue that the university
has a legal obligation to maintain ROTC
programs because the school was founded
under the federal Land Grant Act of 1862,
which requires it to provide military
instruction.
The ROTC has 440 students on campus.
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homosexuality and AIDS. (It should be noted
that Cardinal O ’Connor has been the target of
gay activists since 1987 when he barred a gay
Roman Catholic group, Dignity, from using
church facilities.)
In Oregon, the Rev. B. David Williams of
the tiny Estacada United Methodist Church
took a big step by proclaiming that his 60-
member congregation would be the first
Methodist church in the area to welcome
homosexuals as full members of its family.
Rev. Williams’s action, in a move hailed
as courageous, gave his church the honor of
becoming the first “reconciling congregation”
in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference of
the United Methodist Church to openly invite
gays and lesbians to participate “in all
aspects” of congregational life.
Only two denominations — the United
Church of Christ and the Unitarian-
Universalist Association — ordain practicing
homosexuals to the ministry. The Methodists
— at least 42 churches across the country —
have openly welcomed homosexuals as
members.
The Rev. Williams said, “We do feel that
this is an integrity question for us, and that it
is authentic evangelical action... This is God’s
good news to lesbians and gay men. Fear and
hatred do not reflect God’s intent for his
community of faith.”
What a Sunday morning that was.
Ann Landers readers say no to
same-sex marriages
s Ann Landers commented in a recent
column, “It seems there are no
moderates when it comes to the legalization of
same-sex marriages. However, I must say
that I was appalled by the intolerance and
viciousness of so many readers.”
She received more than 55,000 responses
to the question posed to her readers this fall.
The response ran 2-1 against legalization.
One reader from Mississippi wrote: “You
are sure to be swamped with letters from
every queer in the country. I hope enough
normal people write so that you will get an
accurate reading of what decent folks think.
Those of us in our right minds find the
concept of homosexuals being allowed to
marry as just plain nuts.”
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The Gay ’90s: A time to get
moving
ometimes lately I’ve been feeling like
something big is going on in the world
and I ’m being left out, standing alone.
Millions of people in the streets throughout
Europe are demanding freedom. As
Columnist David Broder put it: The action is
no longer in the West. With our World War II
political leadership, we will be a long time in
catching up with the mood of post World War
II thinkers in the East.
The so-called Gay Movement could use an
Church leaders exhorted to fight
infusion of young thinking too. Sort of post
AIDS crisis
Stonewall. It’s time we stop waiting for our
aging leaders and take to the streets and
eeting in Atlanta early in December, an
demand our freedoms. Freedom of housing,
interfaith group of religious leaders
freedom of employment, freedom of
issued a statement urging church and syna insurance, freedom of legal association,
gogue members to work actively for greater
freedom of protection from violence.
government involvement in AIDS prevention
It’s one thing to talk about action: it’s
and care.
another to actually get involved and bring
But the religious leaders, meeting at the
about real change. Sure, it’s okay to march in
Carter Presidential Center, admitted they face
the Gay Pride Parade or fork over big bucks
an uphill battle in developing a united
and listen to the speakers at a Lucille Hart
response to the AIDS crisis. Not the least of
Dinner. But what can bring about tangible
the battle is enlisting the support of the
change is to get involved in something. If
Roman Catholic Church and the Southern
every openly gay or lesbian person (and those
Baptist Convention, the nation’s two largest
in the closet can participate too) would
denominations.
contribute time and money to one of dozens of
“I’m disappointed there aren’t more
gay organizations seeking social, economic
Catholics here,” Jesuit priest Carl Meirose of
and political change, then we would see our
Chicago remarked. “They should be here.”
own revolution come alive in our lifetimes.
The religious leaders noted that there are a
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church and society...When we come to them
they ask us ‘Are you going to do anything to
help me live or are you just here to help me
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