MethodistThinker.com » Social Issues

MethodistThinker.com » Social Issues http://methodistthinker.com News, commentary, source documents, podcasts, history, prayers Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:02:17 +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 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 http://methodistthinker.com/?p=18360 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/06/23/bishop-mack-stokes-holiness-in-human-sexuality/feed/ 1 MethodistThinker bishop-mack-stokes stokes-scriptural-holiness Judicial Council refuses to allow homosexual marriage for clergy http://methodistthinker.com/2011/05/09/judicial-council-refuses-to-allow-homosexual-marriage-for-clergy/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/05/09/judicial-council-refuses-to-allow-homosexual-marriage-for-clergy/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 08:00:43 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=17942 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/05/09/judicial-council-refuses-to-allow-homosexual-marriage-for-clergy/feed/ 8 MethodistThinker rev-david-fischler A word from Mr. Wesley: Holiness in singleness http://methodistthinker.com/2011/04/29/word-from-mr-wesley-glorifying-god-in-singleness/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/04/29/word-from-mr-wesley-glorifying-god-in-singleness/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:00:58 +0000 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 Renewal & Reform Coalition responds to retired bishops’ call to alter UMC’s sexuality standards http://methodistthinker.com/2011/02/17/renewal-reform-coalition-responds-to-retired-bishops/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/02/17/renewal-reform-coalition-responds-to-retired-bishops/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:18:02 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=16812 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/02/17/renewal-reform-coalition-responds-to-retired-bishops/feed/ 2 MethodistThinker Renewal-and-Reform-logo staying-the-course The Manhattan Declaration: In defense of human life http://methodistthinker.com/2011/01/24/manhattan-declaration-defense-of-human-life/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/01/24/manhattan-declaration-defense-of-human-life/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:00:15 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=16111 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/01/24/manhattan-declaration-defense-of-human-life/feed/ 3 MethodistThinker paul-stallsworth_160 manhattan_declaration_logo United Methodists praying, speaking, and marching for life http://methodistthinker.com/2011/01/19/methodists-praying-marching-for-life/ http://methodistthinker.com/2011/01/19/methodists-praying-marching-for-life/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:00:39 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=16132 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2011/01/19/methodists-praying-marching-for-life/feed/ 1 MethodistThinker UM-prolife-prayer-guide Edwin-King-2009 lifewatch-march-for-life Half a century later, ‘Green Chri$tma$’ still hits mark http://methodistthinker.com/2010/12/15/green-christmas-still-hits-mark/ http://methodistthinker.com/2010/12/15/green-christmas-still-hits-mark/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:00:54 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=15842 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2010/12/15/green-christmas-still-hits-mark/feed/ 4 MethodistThinker stan-freberg-212 freberg-loc Podcast: Rob Renfroe on ‘The Deeper Issues of Methodist Renewal’ http://methodistthinker.com/2010/11/18/podcast-rob-renfroe-on-the-deeper-issues-of-methodist-renewal/ http://methodistthinker.com/2010/11/18/podcast-rob-renfroe-on-the-deeper-issues-of-methodist-renewal/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:00:43 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=15673 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2010/11/18/podcast-rob-renfroe-on-the-deeper-issues-of-methodist-renewal/feed/ 1 MethodistThinker Rob-Renfroe-left Methodist study guide on Israeli-Palestinian conflict is ‘appalling’ http://methodistthinker.com/2010/11/15/methodist-study-guide-on-israeli-palestinian-conflict-is-appalling/ http://methodistthinker.com/2010/11/15/methodist-study-guide-on-israeli-palestinian-conflict-is-appalling/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:00:23 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=15585 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2010/11/15/methodist-study-guide-on-israeli-palestinian-conflict-is-appalling/feed/ 10 MethodistThinker rev-david-fischler Minn-Conf-guide Bill Bouknight: We must speak up for the persecuted church http://methodistthinker.com/2010/11/12/bill-bouknight-we-must-speak-up-for-the-persecuted-church/ http://methodistthinker.com/2010/11/12/bill-bouknight-we-must-speak-up-for-the-persecuted-church/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:00:18 +0000 MethodistThinker http://methodistthinker.com/?p=14337 ]]> http://methodistthinker.com/2010/11/12/bill-bouknight-we-must-speak-up-for-the-persecuted-church/feed/ 0 MethodistThinker bouknighths idop-Nov14 David-Lee-AUS-coffins-2010-0122