3 of the 4 I contacted had. One had not. When it’s about your denomination, it spreads like wildfire (Facebook, emailing links, other social media).
I should’ve asked where they all heard about it. One of them said that his pastor emailed him but I don’t know if that was the first place he heard about it or what.
I got the impression that because they were Methodists, they heard about it before people who weren’t since it would be spreading among them. I thought I’d have to explain the story, but as I said, 3 out of 4 that I could get on the phone had already heard about it. The story is on Info Wars as well so it’s spreading pretty strongly.
yes the U Methodist Church has some big issues ahead that could well split the denomination. A (false) rumor like this could actually be a good thing, since it may have the power to get members to look and see what may be ahead for the denomination.
The Methodist Church currently does NOT perform Same Sex marriage and it does NOT ordain Pastors who state that they are in sexual relationships outside of marriage...but there are a couple of renegade conferences that ignore part of the Book of Discipline, and in addition San Fran, CA elected as their Bishop a lesbian which has produced a big push back and the International General Conference is going to have to decide which path they will follow.
The African Continent may prove to be America's Godly missionaries within the United Methodist Denomination...