. >> san francisco pastor karen oliveto, berkeley divinity professor randall miller and bakersfield pastorhard thompson are heading toward a showdown. at a convention in tampa, florida, they'll join other united methodists from around the world to debate whether their church should continue viewing homosexuality as a sin. >> it's been said that politics and religion should never be discussed in polite conversation. but the united methodist church is doing just that -- discussing whether to change church doctrine added in 1972 that declares homosexuality incompatible with christianity.

. >> san francisco pastor karen oliveto, berkeley divinity professor randall miller and bakersfield pastor thompson are heading toward a showdown. at a convention in tampa, florida, they'll join other united methodists from around the world to debate whether their church should continue viewing homosexuality as a sin. >> it's been said that politics and religion should never be discussed in polite conversation. but the united methodist church is doing just that -- discussing whether to change church doctrine added in 1972 that declares homosexuality incompatible with christianity.