In the wake of enactment of costly and controversial health-care legislation that will significantly broaden the federal government’s power over the U.S. health-care system — as well as over states and individuals — United Methodist bishops and other church leaders are attempting to mollify laity and clergy unhappy about the UMC’s role in supporting the [...]
Archive for March, 2010
United Methodist Church facing health bill fallout
Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Ethics, General Conference, Politics, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged UMC, United Methodist Church on March 31, 2010 | 20 Comments »
House Speaker thanks UMC for help in passing health bill
Posted in Book of Discipline, Ethics, General Conference, Politics, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged Audio, UMC, United Methodist Church on March 24, 2010 | 20 Comments »
Moments before Sunday night’s passage of a mammoth health-care bill that the New York Times described at the “most sweeping social legislation enacted in decades,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi specifically thanked the United Methodist Church for “endorsing” the controversial bill. [W]e are proud and also humbled today to act with the support of millions of [...]
Why the United Methodist Church cannot condone homosexuality
Posted in Book of Discipline, Christian/Methodist History, Doctrine, Ethics, General Conference, Holiness, Judicial Council, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged UMC, United Methodist Church on March 15, 2010 | 28 Comments »
“The United Methodist Church does not condone the practice of homosexuality and considers this practice incompatible with Christian teaching. We affirm that God’s grace is available to all.” (¶161F, The Book of Discipline—2008) A recent MethodistThinker post (“Defying denomination, UM church in D.C. offers to perform same-sex weddings”) elicited responses from several readers who argued [...]
Defying denomination, UM church in D.C. offers to perform same-sex weddings
Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Christian/Methodist History, General Conference, Holiness, Judicial Council, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged UMC, United Methodist Church on March 4, 2010 | 22 Comments »
Hours after a new law permitting homosexual marriage took effect in Washington, D.C., the oldest United Methodist church in the District issued a news release stating its intent to “celebrate same-sex weddings,” defying General Conference actions and Judicial Council rulings that expressly prohibit such ceremonies. The offer to perform wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples came [...]
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