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United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
AP News ^ | May 1st 2024 | PETER SMITH

Posted on 05/01/2024 12:34:47 PM PDT by Ennis85

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1 posted on 05/01/2024 12:34:47 PM PDT by Ennis85
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I think the God Fearing members left last year - just saying


2 posted on 05/01/2024 12:36:21 PM PDT by 11th_VA (Celebrate Climate Change !!!)
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The UMC is not a Christian faith. It is a pagan cult.


3 posted on 05/01/2024 12:37:57 PM PDT by MeganC ("Russians are subhuman" - posted by Kazan 8 March 2024)
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big surprise.


4 posted on 05/01/2024 12:39:20 PM PDT by xoxox
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Yes, many churches are leaving the “United Methodists”.


5 posted on 05/01/2024 12:39:39 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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Jesus’ cousin was “John the Baptist” not “John the Methodist”..................Just sayin.................


6 posted on 05/01/2024 12:46:22 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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God gave them over!


7 posted on 05/01/2024 12:47:26 PM PDT by Archie Bunker on steroids (You may not take an interest in politics, but politics takes an interest in you "Pericles" )
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United Methodists are changing their name to United Marxists.


8 posted on 05/01/2024 12:47:42 PM PDT by BrexitBen
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"United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy orgy"
9 posted on 05/01/2024 12:47:56 PM PDT by dynachrome ("God grant I don't outlive my wits.")
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I am not a theologian, and do not know the details of the Theology of the Methodist Church.

But, assuming the theology teaches that homosexuality is sinful Behavior, how can they be intellectually honest and allow homosexual clergy?

Or have they changed the theology, homosexuality is okay , thus a homosexual minister is okay because of that?


10 posted on 05/01/2024 12:48:28 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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I believe some conferences have been ignoring that rule for some time. The good Methodist pastors I had while I was growing would be rolling in their graves about the condition of their denomination, except they are in a better place and don’t have to worry about it anymore.


11 posted on 05/01/2024 12:51:44 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (God save the United States!)
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This was inevitable, as the traditional Methodists decided they could no longer hold the line against the madness.

The UMC is going the way of the Episcopal Church USA. They won't like it when they get there. The ECUSA is in crisis -- unless a church has a huge endowment (or air rights in NYC) they can't even afford to maintain their buildings.

The Methodists are already showing signs of this. An enormous church on the east side of Atlanta (Druid Hills Methodist, at Ponce and Briarcliff) had a membership in the thousands when my grandfather-in-law was a minister there, back in the 60s and 70s. It closed and they sold the physical plant (over 4 acres) for upscale condos - $1.1M per unit. They merged with another old downtown Methodist church for a grand total of 75 members. They now call themselves "Neighborhood Church" although still affiliated with UMC, and they are getting the trendy resettlement crowd. But there are only so many of those who will go to church. Most figure, if they can believe anything, they believe they'll sleep in on Sunday.

12 posted on 05/01/2024 12:51:48 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ecce Crucem Domini, fugite partes adversae. Vicit Leo de Tribu Iuda, Radix David, Alleluia!)
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They are way behind Rome on this issue.
Homo priests have been OK for decades - even serving in the Vatican.


13 posted on 05/01/2024 12:52:15 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (I’ll)
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They no longer believe that homosexuality is a sin, but something to celebrate.


14 posted on 05/01/2024 12:52:58 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (God save the United States!)
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Now the members can openly engage in sodomy during sermon.

Exactly what they want to do to children. /spit


15 posted on 05/01/2024 12:54:14 PM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: 11th_VA

My church left.


16 posted on 05/01/2024 12:54:37 PM PDT by Essie
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To: MeganC

I passed by a “gay” Presbyterian church today. They actually advertised it on their sign out front.


17 posted on 05/01/2024 12:56:56 PM PDT by armourenthusiast (I capitalize everything related to South)
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**Applause broke out in parts of the convention hall Wednesday after the vote. A group of observers from LGBTQ advocacy groups embraced, some in tears. “Thanks be to God,” said one.**

And the Devil said, “Neither do I condemn thee, go and sin all the more!”

Truly there are a multitude of sinners that are anti-christs.


18 posted on 05/01/2024 12:59:20 PM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: MeganC

Pretty much....


19 posted on 05/01/2024 1:10:02 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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The UMC is not a Christian faith. It is a pagan cult.

My wife left the UMC 20 years ago. It had become a political action committee disguised as a human caring religion

20 posted on 05/01/2024 1:10:31 PM PDT by llevrok (“In a time of deceit telling, the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell)
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