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Published on: 3/28/1998
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His counsel is Dr. Doug Williamson, Professor of Religion at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, assisted by Mike McClellan, an attorney in Omaha and a member of Jimmy Creech's church.
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It was Jimmy's chief counsel, Doug Williamson, who brought these ghosts to life with the question that always makes the difference.
"Have you known any gay people," he asked them, "and if you have, how have they affected your life?"
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Mr. Williamson asked."I had to face my fears and deal with them, honestly," he replied."Did your friends go on to be ordained," Jimmy's counsel asked."Yes, two of them," he answered, "and years later, they are still proving their call by their effective ministries."
"My ex-husband is gay," a second clergywoman offered, and I swallowed hard, fearing the kind of story that might caricature and demean gay men and lesbians who had entered into heterosexual marriage, hoping to resolve their secret struggles."How do you feel about him today," Mr. Williamson asked."Oh, we've maintained a close relationship," she assured him, and I felt ashamed that I had assumed the worst."We've spent a lot of time struggling to make sense of it all," she confessed, "but we are still friends."
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Mr. Williamson questioned.
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Jimmy and his defense team, Doug Williamson and Mike McClellan, were swept up in a media frenzy.