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Thirteen Spokane area churches have made a commitment to 'Reclaim Christmas' by volunteering, simplifying and supporting the community.

According to United Methodist Communiciations, Reclaiming Christmas is part of the RethinkChurch program. 

At a late July meeting of United Methodists from our Western Jurisdiction (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona and states west) a Statement of Gospel Obedience was adopted. This statement declares our belief that the United Methodist Book of Discipline is in error in its declaration that the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.

Despite emotional protests and fierce lobbying from gay rights groups, United Methodists voted on Thursday (May 2) to maintain their denomination’s stance that the practice of homosexuality is “incompatible with Christian teaching.”

The North Carolina pastor who said parents should ridicule and beat their children if they seem gay says he’s sorry that people didn’t understand him and that he wouldn’t say what the videotape shows him saying.

As nearly 1,000 delegates from across the world gather in Tampa, Fla., for the United Methodist Church's General Conference, gay and lesbian activists have printed pamphlets promoting their cause in five languages, including Portuguese and Swahili.