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If defiance continues, United Methodism may come crashing down

Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Christian/Methodist History, Church Renewal, Doctrine, Ethics, General Conference, Holiness, Judicial Council, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on July 15, 2011 | 20 Comments »

The following commentary is by Riley B. Case, associate executive director of the Confessing Movement Within the United Methodist Church. Dr. Case served for many years as a pastor and district superintendent in the UMC’s North Indiana Conference (now the Indiana Conference). He is the author of Evangelical and Methodist: A Popular History (Abingdon Press) [...]

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Judicial Council refuses to allow homosexual marriage for clergy

Posted in Book of Discipline, Doctrine, General Conference, Holiness, Judicial Council, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on May 9, 2011 | 8 Comments »

The following commentary, about a recent decision by the United Methodist Judicial Council, is by blogger and church planter David Fischler. David writes frequently on topics related to mainline Protestantism at his blog, The Reformed Pastor. A New Jersey native, David was born of Jewish parents and became a Christian in college after reading the [...]

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Judicial Council asked to revisit Decision 1032, allow homosexual clergy to marry

Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Doctrine, General Conference, Holiness, Judicial Council, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on April 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »

For the eighth time, the United Methodist Judicial Council is being asked to revisit a 2005 ruling that declared that the pastor-in-charge of a UM congregation is invested with the authority to determine if a parishioner is spiritually prepared to take the vows of church membership. The council — the denomination’s supreme court — will [...]

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GC 2012 delegates set at 988 — Philippines gains delegates despite large membership loss

Posted in Book of Discipline, General Conference, Judicial Council, Southeastern Jurisdiction, United Methodist Church, tagged , on January 13, 2011 | 3 Comments »

The United Methodist Church in the Philippines, despite a steep decline in its reported membership, will enjoy an overall increase in the number of delegates it sends to the 2102 General Conference and will have a level of representation far out of proportion to its membership. Likewise, the representation level of the European Central Conferences [...]

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United Methodist Judicial Council convenes for fall session

Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Discipleship, General Conference, Holiness, Judicial Council, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Update: On Oct. 30, the Judicial Council denied requests to reconsider Decision 1032. The denial was issued in Memorandum No. 1158 (available here in PDF). ∞ The United Methodist Judicial Council opened its fall session in New Orleans Wednesday with a heavy docket of 31 items (PDF), including several related to a controversial 2005 decision [...]

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In embracing homosexual marriage, Foundry UMC rejects UM boundaries, breaks with 2 millennia of church teaching

Posted in Book of Discipline, Christian/Methodist History, Discipleship, Doctrine, General Conference, Holiness, Judicial Council, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on October 4, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Following a four-month period of “prayer, study, [and] discussion” billed as the “Summer of Great Discernment,” one of United Methodism’s most prominent churches has concluded that the United Methodist Church’s restrictions on homosexual marriage, and by implication the Christian faith’s long-held doctrines related to marriage and homosexuality, are “inconsistent with the teachings of Jesus Christ.” [...]

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Bishop Scott Jones: Rethinking the path to a worldwide UMC

Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, Christian/Methodist History, General Conference, Judicial Council, North Georgia Conference, United Methodist Church, tagged , , on June 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Following the defeat of proposed constitutional amendments aimed at restructuring the United Methodist Church into a series of more-autonomous regional conferences, the bishop who heads the Committee to Study the Worldwide Nature of the UMC is appealing for help in finding a restructuring approach that will gain approval across the denomination. Speaking last week at [...]

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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 , on March 15, 2010 | 27 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 [...]

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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 , 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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Judicial Council overturns bishop’s ruling on sexuality statement, affirms apportionments decision

Posted in Bishops, Book of Discipline, General Conference, Judicial Council, Social Issues, United Methodist Church, tagged , on November 3, 2009 | 5 Comments »

The United Methodist Judicial Council, reversing a decision by Bishop John Schol, has ruled that a resolution passed this earlier this year by the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference is at odds with the United Methodist Book of Discipline‘s official teaching on human sexuality. The resolution, which mirrored legislation rejected by the 2008 General Conference, said that [...]

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UM Judicial Council to rule on sexuality resolution, apportionments

Posted in Judicial Council, United Methodist Church, tagged , on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A statement on sexuality approved by the Baltimore-Washington Conference and a Western North Carolina Conference plan allowing flexibility in the payment of apportionments will go before the United Methodist Judicial Council this week. The two cases are among 21 items the denomination’s highest court will consider when it meets for its fall session starting Wednesday. [...]

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