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To: Dilbert San Diego

>> The Methodists appear to be on a verge of a Schism over issues of homosexuality.

Not on the “verge” — it’s already happened. 25%-30% of congregations exited with their property. (The UMC holds essentially all church property in trust but for a brief time congregations could exit with their property if they paid enough ransom, the amount of which varied depending on the annual conference a congregation was in.)

Many of the departing congregations joined into the “Global Methodist Church” — a conservative denomination with Wesleyan Methodist bent. Others went independent or joined one of the other Methodist denoms (Nazarene, Free Methodist, etc.)

Now that the “+/- free exit” time is passed, the UMC will make it VERY costly for a church to exit with its property.

But look for a flood of individuals — and some clergy — to leave the Baal-worshipping UMC and find another church home in the next few years.

The UMC, graying as it is, will be a mere shadow of its former self, essentially dead within a decade.


7 posted on 05/03/2024 8:21:36 AM PDT by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: Nervous Tick

The Methodist Church in my town holds two separate services on Sunday mornings. One is a traditional service and the other is a liberal service.

That’s one way of doing it, I guess.


28 posted on 05/03/2024 2:52:02 PM PDT by CrimsonTidegirl (Do your American duty: Burn a Ukrainian flag today!)
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