[Bryanw92]

>>Even for Methodists this sounds bizarre.

The Leftists that infest the higher ranks of the UMC do not represent the views of the average member in the pews. But, the denomination has set up a system of elitism for ordination and only those who espouse certain beliefs can succeed. The rest of us know the difference between true social justice and the Marxist crap that the Progressives have piled on top of a good and Christian thing.

[ThomasSawyer]

"The Leftists that infest the higher ranks of the UMC do not represent the views of the average member in the pews...The rest of us know the difference between true social justice and the Marxist crap..."

I'm just curious how long "the rest of us" are going to put up with UMC church leaders that trade biblical truth for cultural rot. That excuse doesn't fly with Obama and his attendance for years at Trinity United Church of Christ, why should it work for the UMC "average member". It's high time for "Christians" to decide who they are going to serve and stop being enablers of those so-called churches that would lead so many down the wide and crooked path.

[Pecos]

So why continue to support a church that differs so greatly from your own core beliefs?

[GeronL]

why would a Christian belong to the UMC?