This is why some ELCA Lutherans are heading for the exits and over to the LCMS. Wonder if there will be a conservative Methodist church started soon?
>>Wonder if there will be a conservative Methodist church started soon?
Probably. Most of the clergy is Leftist and most of the members are Conservative, or at least truly moderate. These two recent gay marriages (Talbert in Alabama and the 50 pastors in PA) will fracture the church. I’ve already scoped out a Nazarene Church and a Wesleyan Church, and I’m corresponding with an LCMS pastor to discuss the possibility of becoming Lutheran if the Nazarenes and Wesleyans turn out to be like the UMC: having one position on paper and the exact opposite in practice.
My current UMC pastor is one of the few good ones. He was as fired up about the bishops’ cowardice this past week and was even preaching against gay marriage on Sunday.