Lesbian "Pastor" Reinstated by United Methodist Church After Being Defrocked in 2004

In a stunning yet unsurprising display of moral and doctrinal capitulation, the United Methodist Church (UMC) has reinstated Beth Stroud, a lesbian and self-described "pastor" who was defrocked in 2004 for openly defying the denomination's longstanding prohibition against homosexual clergy. Stroud, who served as an associate "pastor" at Philadelphia's F…