Methodist court to consider growing opposition to gay ban
By Renee K. Gadoua (RNS) The United Methodist Church’s highest court gathers for its semiannual meeting in Baltimore on Wednesday, as the denomination confronts a growing movement of defiant clergy members opposed to church doctrine on gays and unwilling to back down. They include: The Rev. Steve Heiss, of Binghamton, N.Y. Heiss must promise by…