The ministry's condemnation of homosexuality and alternative lifestyles strikes many in this ultraliberal city as anything but inclusive.
"When you're in a city where there's every viewpoint under the sun, and you're working with a group for whom there can be only one viewpoint, and never any compromise, you're going to have a clash of ideals," said Thom Lynch, Executive Director of the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center.
"Their homophobic beliefs are offensive, but we hope they'll become more tolerant after spending the weekend in our famously tolerant city," said Nathan Ballard, spokesman for Mayor Gavin Newsom....