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Monday, March 22, 1999 United Methc "I believe that homosexuals; ssocia ress that way, and they should not n A *mmmniTTT f ?7* TT71- . j1 . - - ? i f Aitii i?,viL,L,Ei ? w nen tne ished tor practicing the sexuaJ daughter of a retired United Methodist comes naturally to them," Ki minister revealed she was a lesbian, q . she felt like the church dehvered an ul- y , timatum: be gay or be Methodist. tw0 women sP?ke at a i Martha Tyson said she was excluded a^ Street United Methodist from participating in church activi- attended by almost 200 Methodi ties after she admitted her homosexu- eastern North Carolina. It's thi ality. four meetings on the subject o And Helen King of Durham, a life- sexuality long Methodist, said she felt shunned AU, ' , ,, . by members of her church after she told Although Methodist pastors them her daughter was a lesbian. mosexuals and their families j come to worship, King said she feel welcome in her own churc IA lBUSSWNT,8IVI*J QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Which dynasty of Russian Tzars was I power for over three centuries? uoijn|OA3y jsqoiDO oip jsjje u; sqiA3qs|og sip Xq psgPI 3J3? ^|iuiej siq puE puoDSj sip se|Oip!N puo33$ 3ip SE|oqo(N pire ' J3PUEK3|V "1SJIJ 3ip SE|OqO!N '1SJIJ 3Ml I3pUEV3|y )E3iQ 3qi 3UU3qiE3 '1E3JQ 3ip J313J SJOJ3dul3 11 sqj 3J3M SAOUEUJog 3ip Suouiy XI6I 011191 "iojj Efssnjj p6pu SAOireuioy 3ip jo XisesuXq 3q^ C#A4*M (\wh AN HISTORIC RESIDENCE Summer Special Efficiency $420 r\ A OA Ulie DCUIUUI1I q>tou Two Bedroom $515 Rents include all utilities and cable TV. 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Homosexuality is no greater a sin than any number committed by het> say o- erosexuals, he said, ire wel- "All of us enter this discussion as i did not sinners. If you pass judgment on othh. ers, you condemn yourself," he said. it in Gla :M3MSNV 617 1 iMjfn cc mmi||9Kg| H Airbru: iiXSb I'm London .....$384 Paris $447 C/IQQ Ul y-TUU Madrid $534 Dublin $425 All fares are round-trip, valid for departures before March 31,1999. Tax not included. Some restrictions apply. (800) 777-0112 STA TRAVEL WE'VE BEEN THERE. agnnHHHHHH / iys $8.50-$9.50 per ^ with your class >od to be true? rations. There's plenty of working 3-5 hours a day. or employment ice at 822-6294 employer n iWg l| JTr^l 777-4160 1 imecock ded on hoi But the church does not condone same-sex marriages, and it will not or- "Thei dain a practicing homosexual as a . ,|| Methodist minister. Will 1 Edwards acknowledged that many Spcal Methodists do not agree with church doctrine. The debate will likely come up in June at the Methodists' annual con- . . ference. Last year, four of seven reso- . 1S 1SS lutions considered at the conference ?om8t0 g? ; dealt with the issue of sexuality. under the n Edwards called for a "season of di- 1 ne Meti alogue around the issue of diversity" members we during last year's annual conference at a Nebraska Methodist College. guilty of vio mour Nails I ^ 779-8318- * Harden St. Five Points >mplete Professional Nailcare E rylic nails Silk wraps Gels sh designs Manicure & Pedicure * 1 Set i Fiiiin ; Low]im, )0 off j $2.00 off j See the Ootheslne 1$!^ Grand Display Wednesday. March 24. 1999 W Thursday March 25. 1999 Blue 10:00 am- 3:00 p.m. Greene Street Purple This event is sponsored bv: Student & At Rape Crisis Network, Sexual Student Health Services ? Department of Sti M^UVITT Page 5 mosexuality v re are people at our church who lot look us in the eye, let alone i to us." 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