Posted on 05/08/2008 7:00:11 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
I wish we had one of these here in town. Maybe my son would take his car in to get cleaned once in a while.
Our General Conference, the only official voice of the UMC, just concluded its once every four year meeting last week.
We have always believed, and we have as our WRITTEN rule, that "homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching." We have as a written rule that "homosexuals with not be appointed in our churches" as pastors.
This recently concluded General Conference made those statement MORE STRICT by insisting that marriage is only between one man and one woman, and that sex is legitimate only within a legitimate marriage.
I don't see how we can nail it down any more clearly than this.
There are about 30% in the LEADERSHIP of the church who are radical and will demonstrate radically against this. Our church rules make it hard to remove anyone without full-fledged trials with rights of the accused as extensive (or moreso) as those found in the our legal system.
Remember, though, that only one body speaks for the UMC -- the General Conference.
Did they reaffirm their position on an outright ban on handguns this time?
I don’t think the NOW gals are into guys. But I wouldn’t be opposed. Not crazy about the Speedos but my car could use a good washing. So I would be willing to make the sacrifice.
“Come on safety pin, POP. Come on baby, POP.”
#1.Not too shabby
#2.Can’t see surfer boys face, but I can give him break. I’m sure he has a great personality.
#3.I really could have done without that :)
LOL. Yeah....#3 was really for the guys in here.
LOL!
"Need" is seldom the reason that legislation is enacted. Try, "pandering for votes".
I don’t think it came up.
LOL
I wonder how many MUSLIMS took their cars to that car wash yet??
The great thing about the product is that it can be remarketed for anyone.
"More beautiful than an thousand goats are the Boys of Kandahar". Scantily clad, lovingly washing the camel, their dark eyes glowing with fervor....
(Puke.)
Standing ovation for the faithful within the United Methodist Church.
Thanks for the clarification. I ran into a pastor a few years back that seemed confused; maybe it was me.
Good for them! But I do know of lesbian pastors who have their partners with them, so let’s hope they do something about that.
Those who violate our rules do so with full knowledge of what they do. They are radicals who are attempting to take our denomination the recent directions chosen by the PCUSA and the ELCA. They are failing.
One thing to remember is that there is NO ONE in charge of the Methodist Church. It’s only voice is the General Conference that meets once every 4 years for 10 days.
There is no pope, no president, no overseer who can issue orders or directives. There is no one who can hire or fire.
Each bishop covers about a state-sized geographic region, and he answers to no one. If he/she chooses is one of the radicals or is in bed with them, there is no effort to bring violators to trial.
But this is no different than the independent church down the street from a 2nd independent church. Church A cannot tell church B what to do. They cannot force Church B to fire a pastor or kick out a member. They have no authority.
That’s true. I was a Methodist for many years myself and a lot of the time it really depended on who was the Pastor. Some were liberal, some were truly born again. I was a counselor for 10 camps at a Methodist camp and truly found purpose there with those kids. I also went later, when I had left the church, to the Walk to Emmaus, another fantastic experience. Most of the congregations around here are small and there’s not much life in the churches. Mine closed down and another group took over and calls itself a community church now.
I rejoice that the radicals are failing. Hallelujah. I will always love those little churches that I was a part of over the years.
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