Daily Practice for July 16, 2016
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Last night, the United Methodist Church elected Rev. Dr. Karen Oliveto to be a Bishop in the Western Jurisdiction. It is a long-coming victory. She is a lesbian. Her wife stood behind her as Karen made her acceptance speech. This is something we have long strived for.
What made this a most significant and moving moment was the leadership from three candidates alongside Karen--Rev. Siosifa Hingano, Rev. Skip Strickland, and Rev. Dr. Dottie Escobedo-Frank. There were originally 9 candidates. There are 100 votes. Someone must gather a 2/3 majority of the votes. So there is vote after vote after vote as the field winnows and the votes disperse among the remaining candidates. Hingano withdrew prior to the 7th ballot. Strickland, the 16th ballot. Escobed0-Frank before the 17th ballot.
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