Just yesterday, I wrote about United Methodist Church Reverend Frank Schaefer facing punishment for officiating at his son's gay wedding. Today, he found out what the punishment was going to be - a 30-day suspension and if he doesn't renounce his support for marriage equality at the end of the suspension, he will be defrocked. After hearing about his punishment, Schaefer said this: "[The Church] needs to stop judging people based on their sexual orientation. We have to stop the hate speech. We have to stop treating them as second-class Christians. [...] I will never be silent again, This is what I have to do. [...] I have to minister to those who hurt and that's what I'm doing." Schaefer even added that if any same-sex couple wants him to marry them over the next 30 days, he would do it. I applaud Reverend Schaefer for standing up to the church for his son and the LGBT community. As for the church, the only thing I have to ask is, "What would ...
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