LESBIAN METHODIST MINISTER REINSTATED

This morning a United Methodist Church panel ruled in favor of Beth Stroud in her appeal of the earlier decision to remove her ministerial credentials because she was a self-avowed practicing homosexual. The panel voted resoundingly in Stroud's favor with a vote of 8-1 because of a legal error.

In the earlier trial held on December 2nd, Stroud was found guilty of violating denomination law, which "forbids the ordination and appointment" of homosexual clergy [Click link for United Methodist News Service article].

Here's a couple of articles on the trial:

MSNBC
ABC News