Unsatisfied with the Pope’s initial response, the five cardinals reworded the “dubia” letter and sent it again on August 21, citing “the gravity of the matter,” regarding same-sex unions and possible ordination of female priests.
Read moreNAD Votes To Postpone Department Elections Until After GC 2021
Due to the cancellation of GC Session 2020, and the upcoming simultaneous retirement of Dan Jackson, it can be confusing to understand the replacement process of a Division president and its relation to GC Session—where Division presidents are normally elected. Here’s what we learned regarding this process.
Read moreMethodist Church Proposes Historic Split Over Gay Marriage And LGBT Pastors
Ordained Lesbian Methodist pastors protesting for LGBTQ Ordination
In 2016, dozens of United Methodist clergy came out as lesbian, gay or bisexual defying the ban on "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" in ministry and essentially daring their supervisors to discipline them.
Read morePolice Deployed At The Embattled Nairobi Central SDA Church
The ball is squarely in the courts of the Conference, Union and Division. The fight isn’t and never was a local church fight. The local church is a proxy battleground.
Read moreMethodist Church Struggle Reveals Where Liberal Adventism Is Heading
It takes little imagination to see how closely the Adventist Church controversy over ordaining women parallels the current Methodist situation.
Read moreKicking the Can of Division Down the Road
The worn out delegates seemed not to care and by a vote of 184 to 113 kicked the can down the road, allowing for non-compliance (or some might say rebellion) to continue a little longer.
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