Bishop Mark Hanson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (left) and United Methodist Bishop William Oden sing a hymn during April 29 morning worship at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas.
Posted on 04/30/2008 3:03:34 PM PDT by SmithL
Bishop Mark Hanson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (left) and United Methodist Bishop William Oden sing a hymn during April 29 morning worship at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas.
ELCA picks another liberal partner.
Not with this Lutheran, or the millions like me.
the ELCA voted to allow homosexuals to be pastors, that was it for me.
Kind of ironic coming from ELCA.
The only part about that statement I believe is the radical part. ELCA loves radicals, communist radicals, homosexual radicals, abortionist radicals.
And what would a liberal church conference be without the requisite hate screed against Israel and support for Islamic terrorism?:
Two liberals joining together in communion.....I hope they pause and reflect on the sins their churches not only endorse but celebrate.
It is hard to leave a church, there are a lot of emotional ties and the friendships formed. I hope you can find a church and I would not be surprised some of your friends will eventually join you... I wish you well
That’s the beauty. Now each can count the other denomination in its numbers and pretend they are GROWING. The Methodists have been homosexual haven for years. Jeff Smith, the Frugal Gourmet, was a Methodist minister and predator of adolescent boys. A good friend of mine was assaulted by a Methodist minister. UMC and ELCA condone same sex relationships, divorce, and abortion. One Holy, Apostolic Church they are not.
One Holy Apostolic=One, Holy, CATHOLIC, and Apostolic
Come out from among them and be ye separate.
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“ELCA picks another liberal partner.”
UMC effectively merging with the ELCA...
just trying to stave off the inevitable.
Just like when Studebaker merged with Packard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker#Merger_with_Packard
“A dove of peace shot out of the sky. Probably by a Pali bullet.”
Likely a bullet purchased with $$$ from some UMC or ELCA charity for
the oppressed freedom fighters of the world.
Fired from one of the M-16s Bill Clinton gave to The Palestinian Authority
on behalf of The American People.
I’ll venture a guess that the “communion” spoken of here between the UMC and the ELCA is not of the sort I might recognize as an Orthodox Christian.
With all due respect, this is really rather silly and more than a little pathetic.
Alleluia! Christ ascends to shouts of joy!
Particularly since on a practical level many UM’s are Zwinglian in Eucharistic theology and Baptist/revivalist in soteriology.
Seeing how both are bleeding members I guess something had to be done.
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