Posts Tagged ‘United Methodist Church’
Violence Should Be A Concern For The United Methodist Church
As discussions about marriage equality, inclusive Scouting, and LGBT ordination loom as annual (regional) conferences of The United Methodist Church begin to gather across the United States, the past week has shown the pervasive, violent nature of homophobia and heterosexism in the nation’s largest city. Anti-gay hate crimes are on the rise in New York…
Read MoreReason and Experience: United Methodist Resources for Correcting Our Course
As a lifelong United Methodist, an ordained elder in the New York Annual Conference, and a scholar specializing in theological and social ethics, I am profoundly grateful for the efforts of Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN), their affiliate Methodists in New Directions (MIND), and similar organizations throughout the denomination, to foster marriage equality for LGBT persons within United Methodist practices.…
Read MoreWhat The United Methodist Church Can Learn From Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. An analysis of the success or lack thereof of the new policy has proven that despite the dire predictions of many, morale has not suffered, the mission of the military has not been impeded, and honesty and openness about the historical reality of the presence of lesbian and gay…
Read MoreBishop Targeted For LGBT Inclusion In The United Methodist Church
Bishop Melvin Talbert works for full LGBT inclusion in the United Methodist Church
Read MoreFacebook Comments And Conversations This Week
Facebook Comments And Conversations This Week
Read MoreThe U.S. Military And The United Methodist Church; When Will The UMC Catch Up?
The U.S. Military and The United Methodist Church; When will The UMC catch up?
Read MoreNW Methodists Endorse Same-Sex Marriage
The United Methodist Church in the Northwest, at odds with its parent denomination, has endorsed Referendum 74 and called on voters to make Washington the nation’s seventh state to enact same-sex marriage. The church’s Pacific Northwest Annual Conference passed a resolution worded to “encourage all people to approve Referendum 74 so that the Marriage…
Read MoreSt. Ansgar Lutheran Church: Why We March In Pride
Learn why St. Ansgar Lutheran Church Marches in Portland Maine Pride Parade.
Read MoreHundreds Of Iowa Methodists Protest Church Stand On Gays
By Todd Erzen, Des Moines Register Hundreds of Iowa Methodists signed protest documents at their annual conference Sunday declaring they are prepared to buck the leadership of their church on matters concerning gays and gay marriage. A group called Do No Harm Iowa has gathered as many as 500 signatures — including those of about 70…
Read MoreA Generation At Risk
"If we want to bring young people into the church, we first need to bring the church back to Jesus." Rev. Bill Trench
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