fwdude, and xzins:
It sickens me, too. Our local Methodist church is so good, and some of our strength comes from the overall organization. We are active, reasonably conservative, and have strong useful outreach programs.
Unfortunately, some rot comes with UMC. At times, I am particularly bothered by the democrat agenda espoused. If same-sex pseudo-marriage is approved, either directly or indirectly, I am out of there.
Oldplayer
The dangerous approval will be the so-called ‘neutral’ plans that are offered. They try to sound so balanced when they say, “We’ll pass something where each church gets to decide for itself.”
And that will be true. Your church will decide against homosexual marriage and ordination in your church.
But...the church across town or county will decide in favor of homosexualism, and that will make you and your church members of a denomination that approves of the advancing homosexual agenda.
Notice how subtle this is? The enemy is in the details.