http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=7567Georgia minister Joan S. Gray is a lot like the denomination she will head over the next two years — personally conflicted and uncomfortable on the question of whether the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) should ordain gay people.
Gray, from Atlanta, is the new moderator of the nation's largest Presbyterian denomination. She was elected late Thursday as the 2.3 million-member group opened its eight-day General Assembly, held every two years.
Gray told the more than 530 voting commissioners that she was "comfortable being uncomfortable" with her inner turmoil over whether the church should let gay men and lesbians serve as ministers.
As moderator, Gray will serve as a spokeswoman and titular leader for the denomination, which is trying to reserve decades of declining membership. She said she'd leave it up to God to come up with a plan for reconciling factions within the group.
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