I have grown from having Beth as our pastor.
08 Dec 2004
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Reflection from Nancy Tkacs of First United Methodist Church of Germantown |
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Cut your losses?
05 Dec 2004
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A sermon by Rev. Jim McIntire, Bala United Methodist Church
Jim was Beth's predecessor at First United Methodist Church of Germantown. Beth is a pastor to Jim's children. Jim is pastor to Beth's parents. |
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Our job is to try to walk in the footsteps of Christ.
05 Dec 2004
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A reflection by Michael C. Mahan, from First United Methodist Church of Germantown |
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There were no winners today.
04 Dec 2004
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Bishop John Schol writes to the Baltimore-Washington Conference |
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Grace was abundant.
04 Dec 2004
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Pastoral Letter from Bishop Marcus Matthews regarding the Beth Stroud Trial
December 3, 2004 |
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A statement from On Fire!
04 Dec 2004
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A statement from On Fire! http://www.UMOnFire.org
Young United Methodists Saddened and Disappointed by UMC
December 3, 2004
On Fire is deeply saddened and disappointed by the result of the Beth
Stroud trial and its implications for the Church. Once again, the
Church has chosen ideology (and ideology based on poor theology at
that) over human lives and the clear and undeniable work of God in a
person's life and ministry. When ideology trumps people, trumps God's
work and God's calling, it is a sad day in the life of the United
Methodist Church.
The attack on homosexuality and on gay and lesbian clergypersons in
the UMC is based on some of the thinnest shreds of scriptural evidence
that any doctrine has ever stood upon. It is done in a manner that is
entirely contradictory to the life of love and acceptance that Christ
lived. It is a blasphemous challenge to God's decision to call persons
to ministry. In short, it is wrong.
Rev. Stroud, we are very sorry that you have been treated so
shamefully and we stand with you in urging for a more open and
inclusive Church-- one that does not tell God "no" when he calls
someone to ministry and one that does not turn its back on the example
that Jesus set for us and instead say that some are not worthy. We
call for all references in the Discipline to homosexuality being
incompatible with the life of a follower of Christ to be stricken and
statements affirming the ability of all to be in relationship with God
to be inserted instead.
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On Fire! is a group of United Methodist young adults reclaiming our
Wesleyan heritage of spiritual and social transformation.
Contact: Barbara Wheeler, Public Relations, barbaragrace29@yahoo.com
http://www.UMOnFire.org
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