The Slow Decline of the United Methodist Church
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The Slow Decline of the United Methodist Church
“O never give me over to my own heart’s desires, nor let me follow my own imaginations!”– John Wesley There are many reasons for the modern church’s loss of its prophetic voice, politics being just one of them. As in ancient times, trying to embrace what the rest of the world is doing has diminished the power of the church to address what used to be called “sinful behavior.” The latest, but surely not the last example, is what the United Methodist Church did last week at their convention in...
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Leeds United take alternative approach to Farke 'bullet'
Thirty-four-thousand scarves were held aloft amid a noise that reached the heavens and perhaps the footballing Gods sat up, looked at one another, nodded and decided this had to be Leeds United's night. Or perhaps this 4-0 win and a place in the play-off final was just a very human achievement. It would be easy for anyone lucky enough to be inside Elland Road on Thursday night to put everything that transpired between 8pm and 10pm down to fate. In retrospect it felt written, from the moment...
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As United Methodist Church Empties Out, PBS Celebrates LGBTQ vs. 'Heteronormativity'
The latest example of taxpayer-supported celebration of the gender alphabet came on Friday’s PBS NewsHour. Anchor Geoff Bennett set the scene of a Christian denomination in crisis. Geoff Bennett: We turn now to a seismic shift within the United Methodist Church. It recently voted to lift bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriages .In late April, hundreds of delegates from around the world gathered in Charlotte, the first such meeting since 2019 .They voted overwhelmingly to end the church's...