Posted on 05/09/2016 3:59:08 PM PDT by Former Fetus
Dozens of United Methodist clergy members came out as lesbian, gay or bisexual on Monday, defying their church's ban on "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" serving in ministry and essentially daring their supervisors to discipline them.
In a public letter posted online, 111 pastors, deacons, elders and candidates for ministry said church rules require "that we not bring our full selves to ministry, that we hide from view our sexual orientations and gender identities."
"While some of us have been lucky to serve in places where we could serve honestly and openly, there are others in places far more hostile, who continue to serve faithfully even at tremendous cost to themselves, their families, and yes, even the communities they serve, who do not receive the fullness of their pastor's gifts because a core part must remain hidden," the letter continues.
The self-outing came one day before the United Methodist Church, one of the nation's largest Protestant denominations, convenes its quadrennial General Conference in Portland, Oregon.
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No wonder our society is so sick.
Either boot them out or dissolve the church.
Glad I left the Methodist Church 25 years ago. I saw the writing on the wall back then, as the Bible continues to be less and less a part of Church teachings in all the major churchs.
Are they allowed to marry?
Form your own pervert church.
Time to end the UMC.
By leading so many into heresy they have forfeited the right to exist as a Christian church.
I left my small Lutheran church as soon as they put the rainbow flag up.
The Methodist church has been far left liberal for decades.
The Methodist have not been a Christian Church in 35 years
John Wesley must be spinning in his grave.
They too will fade away....
I hope this was a generic comment, aimed at “them” not at me!
What do you think?
A friend of mine is a UMC pastor. He says the pro-homo elements are pushing very hard for the change. The African bishops and delegates, who oppose the change and stand a chance of stopping it, are publicly-dismissed in terms that are paternalistic if not racist. Oh, the irony!
I had a GREAT weekend once with female Methodist preacher who was definitely hetero. She was single and so was I. And I’m not judging.
>>The African bishops and delegates, who oppose the change and stand a chance of stopping it, are publicly-dismissed in terms that are paternalistic if not racist. Oh, the irony!
In the Progressive heirarchy, the Gay Card trumps all. Then, in order, comes the:
Islamaphobia Card
Race Card
Woman Card
The Gay Card trumps all because it is their perfect storm: money, destruction of family, sexual deviance, counter-manliness, counter-feminine, and prideful.
UMC clergy is full of gays, including a lot of pastor-pastor marriages where the woman is quite butch and the man is quite feminine.
Ok, so 2 per state. How many hundreds of straight clergy per state?
Hillary is Methodist
Well this will “out” the bad guys. Now the church needs to show these sickos the door.
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