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To: stands2reason
Basically, the United Methodist Church is a moderate protestant church that is being split between a liberal leadership and remaining conservative elements. For a while, I'd been considering myself "ex-Methodist" until I found a fairly conservative congregation locally, which I have been attending. For the moment, I've decided to wade in rather than give up. A change in pastor may change my mind again, though.

Ask your husband whether they use the "old fasioned" Doxology (#95) or the new-fangled gender-free Doxology (#94). The latter, or a female minister, seem to be the harbingers of liberalism, in my experience. If there is a conservative female minister in the Methodist Church, I've never heard of them.

30 posted on 04/21/2003 1:35:27 PM PDT by Question_Assumptions
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To: Question_Assumptions
The latter, or a female minister, seem to be the harbingers of liberalism, in my experience.

If his minster was female I'd have a cow. He's new to Christianity for the most part, but even he knows better than that. The Minister is male...but he's divorced....his wife was a raging alcoholic and he tried to live with her, but couldn't. I'm not sure that a divorce in that circumstance would be acceptable according to a conservative interpretation of scripture---the only acceptable reason for divorce IIRC, is adultery. I think separation would have been more acceptable. Of course, there are legalities and tax issues that may become a problem.

Myself I agree with Dr. Laura (a Jew) in that divorce is only acceptable in case of adultery, addiction, and abuse. ( BTW I was raised unaffiliated Church of Christ (totally fundamentalist) but no longer practice the faith.) Thanks for your help!

36 posted on 04/21/2003 6:08:44 PM PDT by stands2reason
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