[stars & stripes forever]

It’s a shame Christianity does not have a governing book that would answer these questions on sexual immorality by providing clear guidance.

It’s called the Holy Bible - It is perfectly clear. However, some do not want to obey it.

[cloudmountain]

It’s called the Holy Bible - It is perfectly clear. However, some do not want to obey it.

Since there is no governing body of Methodism or any Protestantism, would you agree that people interpret the Bible differently?
If so SOME folks might think that they ARE obeying the Word of God as they interpret it. It MIGHT be a VERY different interpretation of those same words by YOUR standards.

Protestants are allowed to interpret the Word of God as they wish. There is no HINT of papal interference and they can establish Jesus as their own personal Savior, via the Bible, and THEIR OWN interpretation of it.

[Mmmike]

In these situations I think it’s more that the secularizers are coming to terms with the net effects of their forebears’ heresies, and saying to themselves: You know what, we should get comfortable with and openly proclaim the implications of what this church was really about in the first place.

[Albion Wilde]

The UMC also has its own Book of Discipline that contains UMC law and policy. The lefties just cannot accept the idea of "settled law" for any issues other than a handful, such as "global warming" and "born that way."