Sounds like they lost the “Jesus guiding method” of Methodist Christianity and ‘found’ the secular humanist method to replace Him.
Yes, they have replaced Jesus. I pity them.
One of many reasons why the Catholic Church does not (actually cannot) ordain women to the priesthood. Our pro-life groups, often accompanied by priests and even bishops, surround an abortion clinic and offer up prayers for the victims and their families. Ugh ... how sad that anyone who ‘claims’ to be a christian, much less a minister, could go so far as to bless an abortion clinic.
My heart has broken for this denomination, but God has me decided to go elsewhere if they cross the homosexualism line.
I’ll probably go either Orthodox or evangelical Calvary Chapel or independent.
I’ve seen too many Christians in the middle east NOT deny Jesus, so I’m very impressed with their faith and perseverance even unto death. If Methodists are Pergamum or Thyatira, then the Orthodox are Smyrna.
The freedom of faith and practice within Biblical bounds has always impressed me with the independent evangelicals. If we are Pergamum, then they are Philadelphia.