Posted on 11/17/2004 8:45:21 AM PST by mbarker12474
The Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church http://www.vaumc.org will make several appeals to state lawmakers. Do you know what they are? Are they consistent with conservative, Christian values?
And do Methodists in Virginia have any idea what the church's General Board of Church and Society is doing with your offering. You may be surprised to find out, but Yassir Arafat and anti-American hate groups are well aware of Methodist benevolence.
Staff of the Methodist GBCS: read
The Methodist GBCS and the U.N.: read
More on the Methodist GBCS and the U.N.: read
Nonsense by Methodist Elite on the U.N. & Iraq: read
Arafat gives gift to Methodist Bishop, GBCS: read
Methodist GBCS Head Winkler advice to Sec. Powell: read
Methodists GBCS and NCS Winkler and Edgar on Iraq: read
Methodist GBCS Head Winkler likes Palestinians, dislikes Israelis, U.S.: read
Methodist Bishops declare their stupidity on Iraq: read
Methodist Bishops, inc. Talbert, declare their stupidity: read
Methodists on GBCS meet and sympathize with Arafat: read
Methodists Winkler, Edgar, NCC rush to meet leader Arafat: read
Methodists against Pickles: read
Methodists against Tacos: read
CBS on the U.N. and Oil for Food read
And do Methodists in Virginia have any idea what the church's General Board of Church and Society is doing with your offering. You may be surprised to find out, but Yassir Arafat and anti-American hate groups are well aware of Methodist benevolence.
Just join us to post this bilge?
Haven't these people ever heard of the separation of church and food?
What nostrils.
Seems like newsworthy information to me. More information on liberation theology activity in apostate denominational leadership.
Methodists against Tacos is newsworthy?
Welcome to FR. And YES, most FReepers certainly do know all about the United Methodist's leftist/communist connections via the National Council of Churches.
The NCC is totally corrupt and leftist and has been since the day they formed their organization!
**And most mainline churches belong to NCC.**
GET OUT NOW!
READ the link.
I did, it also states that several mainline denominations are against the exploitation of workers. Are you?
I was raised a United Methodist. It was one of the most conservative and strict churches in the area. Dancing, makeup, jewelry and most music were all works of the devil. Sex outside of marriage was a terrible sin and homosexuality was a forbidden subject.
Patriotism was next to Godliness.
What happened?
I'd say we came out of the dark ages.
Their dark ages is one of the reasons I left the Church.
Whatever that means? Good riddance.
LOL! I just love FR. :-)
We left the Baptist Church because it had turned so liberal. The pastor had a love fest wtih the Clintons and Jimmy Carter. We have been visiting Methodist Churches and they are much more what we were used to before this liberal Baptist Pastor came in to our church.
I'd say son, that you need to sit down and do some reading on the National Council of Churches as well as the World Council of Churches and all the mainline denominations that are members of the NCC/WCC.
Your church is corrupt if it is connected. CORRUPT. And your offerings are corrupted. I don't know how I can make that any clearer.
The link is a document from the Methodist church calling for a boycott against Taco Bell for social justice reasons.
I was at ground zero in the Methodist (North Texas) 20 years ago when they were spending 99,999$ to "study" if homosexuality was compatiable with Christianity...Note the amount - they didn't need approval and could hide the expenditure for under 100,000$. After that, they had the "Milk and Honey" service at the North Texas Conference, where they used inclusive terms for God (like Mother), and served offerings of Milk. (I know you won't believe it, but the Methodist have been taken over by the New Age crowd in many areas). I know. I was there. I saw.
In general, if you want to watch a denomination self destruct, here is the path
1) Gender roles diminished
2) Israel Abandoned
3) Theology becomes "grey"
4) Homosexuality promoted
5) People leave in droves
Please don't give up. Find a good Bible church NOT affiliated with NCC/WCC. They ARE out there and they are growing with good people. This is a battle worthy of our efforts!
In the thick of the struggle. Yes, the UMC is rife with absurdity at the top, but I am watching miracles unfold in my local congregation. And overall, the trend of the entire denomination has been strongly conservative at the last 2 General Conferences (2000 and 2004), soundly rejecting the gay agenda. And the geographic areas with radical leftist leadership are also the ones suffering severe membership decline, while the conservative Bible-believing conferences are growing in numbers and influence.
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