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After careful and prayerful study, discussion and exploration of ways to achieve our goal, the congregation voted in December 2000 to extend a call to Anita Hill, a lesbian in a committed relationship. The congregation made this decision despite the ELCA’s prohibition against gays and lesbians in committed relationships serving as pastors. The vote was 176 to 0. And with that vote, our congregation affirmed that it could no longer, in good conscience, abide by a policy it considered unjust and at odds with the gospel.&#13;
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Though it is Anita who has been ordained, her ordination belongs to the entire congregation. Her witness, her willingness to stand on the front line and carry the flag on the issue of gay and lesbian ordinations has been an inspiration to us all. With our unanimous vote, we have said we will no longer simply stand behind her, but we are prepared now to stand right alongside her as the struggle for justice continues.&#13;
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              <text>HERE'S WHAT REALLY HAPPENED - - &#13;
&#13;
At the Mardi Gras New Year's Ball held January 1st at the California Hall The Council on Religion and the Homosexual and the cooperating homophile movement organizations were treated to the most lavish display of police harassment&#13;
known in recent times.&#13;
&#13;
Estimates of from 10 to 55 uniformed and plainclothes police officers, including inspectors, photographers and at least one captain were on hand from 9 p.m. until the Ball closed at 1 a.m. At the Ball were more than 600 guests, four&#13;
attorneys, 12 to 25 clergymen and their wives.&#13;
&#13;
As a result of intense harassment and surveillance three attorneys (Herb Donaldson, Evander Smith and Elliott Leighton) were arrested and charged with interfering with officers in the performance of their duty. In addition, a&#13;
housewife was arrested on a similar charge. These four people were arrested because they were attempting to protect the privacy of the party.&#13;
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During the evening police also arrested two men on so-called disorderly conduct charges. It is believed these arrests were made to justify the presence of the police department in such great force at the Ball. There was no criticism of costumes or the dancing or the program. All except those charged with disorderly conduct were released right away and returned to the party. The latter two were released at noon the next day. THESE WERE THE ONLY ARRESTS MADE.&#13;
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This heavy show of force displayed by the San Francisco Police Department followed a conference on Dec. 23 between two ministers from the Council and the Chief of the Bureau of Inspectors and the Sex Crimes Detail at which plans for the ball were told in good faith to the police. Thereafter police attempted to cause California Hall officials to cancel their contract. On Dec. 29 five ministers and nine representatives of homophile organizations held a meeting&#13;
which was also attended by Inspectors Rudolph Nieto and Richard Castro at which time police policy was outlined and assurance given that persons in costume would not be summarily arrested and those in drag could arrive and depart the ballroom with freedom from arrest provided they did not cause disturbance on the streets. . .&#13;
&#13;
Clergymen representatives on the Council, contending that the police broke faith, held a press conference Jan. 2 at Glide Memorial Methodist Church to clarify this contention with newspaper and other news media. Present were many outraged ministers, attorneys and representatives of homophile organizations.&#13;
&#13;
Police action in this affair will be contested in court to establish the right of homosexuals and all adults to assemble lawfully without invasion of privacy, taking of photographs without permission and other lawless police tactics.&#13;
&#13;
We are grateful to all who attended the Ball under these unfortunate circumstances. We are proud that they were present, entered into the spirit of the event and without exception behaved themselves in a courageous and exemplary manner. We express regret that the San Francisco Police Department made such a mockery of the fine work in policing the party performed by nine special policemen and a policewoman from Hargraves Agency detailed for the occasion.&#13;
&#13;
This is a beginning and not the end of this determination to achieve full citizenship for homosexuals and all minorities, without discrimination and intimidation.&#13;
&#13;
In addition to newspaper coverage that is bound to follow, the homophile press and spokesmen of cooperating organizations will keep everyone informed of the progress of events. You and every other citizen have a stake in this important undertaking which will help guarantee to all that our Constitution means exactly what it says.&#13;
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Ball. January 2, 1965)</text>
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