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To: Flo Nightengale
By 55 to 45 percent, the delegates adopted a minority report which is essentially the same as the church’s current policy. It states, “The United Methodist Church does not condone the practice of homosexuality and consider (sic) this practice incompatible with Christian teaching.”

Won't be long though. Just have to swing 6%.

4 posted on 04/30/2008 7:53:30 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: DouglasKC
Mark Tooley, who is part of the Renewal movement in the UMC, believes the African and other over-seas delegates were pivotal in maintaining the current church stance on marriage and sex. This year these delegates make up almost 30 percent of the total delegates. This percentage is likely to increase to 40 percent in 2012, because of church growth patterns here and overseas.

Tooley goes on to say that "Africans and other international United Methodists in coalition with Evangelicals in the U.S. are working for a renewed denomination faithful to historic Christian teaching, and culturally transformative instead of culturally accommodating."

I hope he's right.

5 posted on 04/30/2008 8:09:30 PM PDT by Flo Nightengale (Keep sweet? I'll show you sweet.....)
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To: DouglasKC
Won't be long though. Just have to swing 6%.

We're hangin' tough on this though - we've consistently stopped the homosexuality lobby at each of our last three General Conferences. And the demographics are trending in our favor. The more liberal jurisdictions are losing members and the more conservative are gaining.

9 posted on 04/30/2008 8:24:50 PM PDT by LikeLight (http://www.believersguidetolegalissues.com)
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