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MethodistThinker.com » Social Issues http://methodistthinker.com News, commentary, source documents, podcasts, history, prayers Thu, 24 May 2012 11:49:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/a405dc7b3a227be48ca45cbee96cb2c7?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png MethodistThinker.com » Social Issues http://methodistthinker.com What is at stake in the battle over marriage http://methodistthinker.com/2012/05/07/what-is-at-stake-in-the-battle-over-marriage/ http://methodistthinker.com/2012/05/07/what-is-at-stake-in-the-battle-over-marriage/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 08:00:18 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=19444 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2012/05/07/what-is-at-stake-in-the-battle-over-marriage/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker garlow-hs no-longer-two Prayer for UM General Conference from prominent Southern Baptist provokes sharp responses http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/30/prayer-for-gc-from-prominent-southern-baptist-provokes-sharp-responses/ http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/30/prayer-for-gc-from-prominent-southern-baptist-provokes-sharp-responses/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 01:14:09 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=19525 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/30/prayer-for-gc-from-prominent-southern-baptist-provokes-sharp-responses/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker al-mohler mohler-tweet-responses A conversation with Mark Tooley on General Conference 2012 http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/24/mark-tooley-on-general-conference-2012/ http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/24/mark-tooley-on-general-conference-2012/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:30:55 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=19497 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/24/mark-tooley-on-general-conference-2012/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker Mark-Tooley-WORLD Rob Renfroe of Good News on General Conference 2012 http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/23/rob-renfroe-of-good-news-on-general-conference-2012/ http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/23/rob-renfroe-of-good-news-on-general-conference-2012/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:00:22 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=19454 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/23/rob-renfroe-of-good-news-on-general-conference-2012/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker rob-renfroe Should United Methodists agree to disagree on homosexuality? http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/17/should-united-methodists-agree-to-disagree/ http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/17/should-united-methodists-agree-to-disagree/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:00:45 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=19372 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2012/04/17/should-united-methodists-agree-to-disagree/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker renewal-and_reform_GC12-230 General Conference 2012: More attempts to change UM standards on sexual behavior http://methodistthinker.com/2012/03/19/general-conference-2012-more-attempts-to-change-umcs-standards-on-sexual-behavior/ http://methodistthinker.com/2012/03/19/general-conference-2012-more-attempts-to-change-umcs-standards-on-sexual-behavior/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:00:42 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=19183 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2012/03/19/general-conference-2012-more-attempts-to-change-umcs-standards-on-sexual-behavior/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker riley-case UMC restructuring: Power shifts, turf battles and trust http://methodistthinker.com/2012/02/06/umc-restructuring-power-shifts-turf-battles-and-trust/ http://methodistthinker.com/2012/02/06/umc-restructuring-power-shifts-turf-battles-and-trust/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:56 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=19054 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2012/02/06/umc-restructuring-power-shifts-turf-battles-and-trust/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker riley-case GC-1972-journal-title-page Call-to-Action-Study-Guide council-of-bishops-logo Bishop Timothy Whitaker: United Methodists must stand against ‘violence of abortion’ http://methodistthinker.com/2012/01/23/abortion-and-the-gospel-of-peace/ http://methodistthinker.com/2012/01/23/abortion-and-the-gospel-of-peace/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:56 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=18888 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2012/01/23/abortion-and-the-gospel-of-peace/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker pc-umc-sign-abortion bishop-whitaker1 lifewatch-logo lifewatch-march-for-life lifewatch-service-2012 MLK’s address to the Methodist Student Movement http://methodistthinker.com/2012/01/16/mlks-address-to-the-methodist-student-movement/ http://methodistthinker.com/2012/01/16/mlks-address-to-the-methodist-student-movement/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:00:05 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=18867 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2012/01/16/mlks-address-to-the-methodist-student-movement/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker mlk1964loc mlk_smile umsm If defiance continues, United Methodism may come crashing down http://methodistthinker.com/2011/07/15/united-methodism-may-come-crashing-down/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/07/15/united-methodism-may-come-crashing-down/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:00:57 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=18596 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/07/15/united-methodism-may-come-crashing-down/feed/ 20 MethodistThinker riley-case gc2000-bishops-support-homosexuality Podcast: Mark Tooley, author of ‘Taking Back the United Methodist Church’ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/07/08/podcast-mark-tooley-author-of-taking-back-the-united-methodist-church/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/07/08/podcast-mark-tooley-author-of-taking-back-the-united-methodist-church/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:00:46 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=18543 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/07/08/podcast-mark-tooley-author-of-taking-back-the-united-methodist-church/feed/ 3 MethodistThinker taking-back-umc Outcome of DeLong trial likely to exacerbate disunity of UMC http://methodistthinker.com/2011/06/27/outcome-of-delong-trial-likely-to-exacerbate-disunity-of-umc/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/06/27/outcome-of-delong-trial-likely-to-exacerbate-disunity-of-umc/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:00:03 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=18420 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/06/27/outcome-of-delong-trial-likely-to-exacerbate-disunity-of-umc/feed/ 11 MethodistThinker rev-david-fischler Amy-Delong-celebrates-11-0623 Bishop Mack Stokes: Holiness in human sexuality http://methodistthinker.com/2011/06/23/bishop-mack-stokes-holiness-in-human-sexuality/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/06/23/bishop-mack-stokes-holiness-in-human-sexuality/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:00:50 +0000 MethodistThinker 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MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=17007 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/04/29/word-from-mr-wesley-glorifying-god-in-singleness/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker john_wesley-quinn-sculpture-1991 1954-wesley-film-conversation Judicial Council asked to revisit Decision 1032, allow homosexual clergy to marry http://methodistthinker.com/2011/04/25/judicial-council-revisit-1032-homosexual-clergy-marriage/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/04/25/judicial-council-revisit-1032-homosexual-clergy-marriage/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:00:14 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=17709 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/04/25/judicial-council-revisit-1032-homosexual-clergy-marriage/feed/ 3 MethodistThinker judicial-council-225 renunciation-profession-covenant-2009 Pro-homosexuality foundation pours millions into Catholic and mainline Protestant dissident groups http://methodistthinker.com/2011/04/08/pro-homosexuality-foundation-pours-millions-into-catholic-and-mainline-protestant-dissident-groups/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/04/08/pro-homosexuality-foundation-pours-millions-into-catholic-and-mainline-protestant-dissident-groups/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:00:29 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=17377 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/04/08/pro-homosexuality-foundation-pours-millions-into-catholic-and-mainline-protestant-dissident-groups/feed/ 8 MethodistThinker rev-david-fischler lgbt-funders Breaking the covenant: Why aren’t ‘Reconciling’ churches being held to account? http://methodistthinker.com/2011/03/21/putnam-why-arent-reconciling-churches-held-to-account/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/03/21/putnam-why-arent-reconciling-churches-held-to-account/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:00:32 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=17059 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/03/21/putnam-why-arent-reconciling-churches-held-to-account/feed/ 33 MethodistThinker wesely-putnam univ-umc-austin-texas UUMC-duringvote ballot-image-mockup univ-umc-rec-cong Podcast encore: Rob Renfroe on ‘The Deeper Issues of United Methodist Renewal’ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/02/25/podcast-encore-rob-renfroe-deeper-issues-of-methodist-renewal/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/02/25/podcast-encore-rob-renfroe-deeper-issues-of-methodist-renewal/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:00:19 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=16784 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/02/25/podcast-encore-rob-renfroe-deeper-issues-of-methodist-renewal/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker Rob-Renfroe-left Riley Case: Retired bishops’ statement is a sign of UMC’s sickness http://methodistthinker.com/2011/02/21/riley-case-retired-bishops-statement/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/02/21/riley-case-retired-bishops-statement/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:00:27 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=16896 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/02/21/riley-case-retired-bishops-statement/feed/ 5 MethodistThinker riley-case membership-losses-2005-2009