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United Methodist Church facing health bill fallout
In the wake of enactment of costly and controversial health-care legislation that will significantly broaden the federal government’s power over the U.S. health-care system — as well as over states and...
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In GBCS article, UM elder argues against celibacy for single clergy
For the second time in less than a year, the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society (GBCS), an official agency of the denomination, has published an article arguing that sexual...
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D.C. attorney general urges court to ‘alter and amend’ GBCS ruling
Arguing that the District of Columbia Superior Court’s ruling “constitute[s] legal error,” the D.C. attorney general has taken the usual step of asking the court (PDF) to “alter and amend” its ruling...
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Bill Bouknight: We must speak up for the persecuted church
This post is by Dr. Bill Bouknight, associate director of the Confessing Movement Within the United Methodist Church. Sunday, Nov. 14, is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. This...
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Methodist study guide on Israeli-Palestinian conflict is ‘appalling’
This post is by the Rev. David Fischler, a church planter in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and the founder of The Reformed Pastor blog. A New Jersey native, David was born of Jewish parents and...
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Half a century later, ‘Green Chri$tma$’ still hits mark
The hyper-commercialization of the Christmas season is nothing new. Fifty-two years ago satirist Stan Freberg produced “Green Chri$tma$,” a memorable indictment of the profit-above-all mindset that...
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United Methodists praying, speaking, and marching for life
This Saturday (Jan. 22) marks the 38th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s decisions in the cases of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. Taken together, the two rulings (authored by Justice...
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The Manhattan Declaration: In defense of human life
This post is by the Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth, president of the Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality and editor of the Lifewatch newsletter. Mr. Stallsworth has served as the editor...
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Breaking the covenant: Why aren’t ‘Reconciling’ churches being held to account?
The following commentary is by Wesley Putnam, a full-time evangelist in the UMC and former president of the National Association of United Methodist Evangelists. Below, Mr. Putnam provides an...
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Pro-homosexuality foundation pours millions into Catholic and mainline...
This post is by the Rev. David Fischler, a church planter in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and the founder of The Reformed Pastor blog. A New Jersey native, David was born of Jewish parents and...
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A word from Mr. Wesley: Holiness in singleness
This post is part of a monthly series that presents selections from the writings of John Wesley, co-founder (with his brother Charles) of the Methodist movement. Below is an excerpt from Mr. Wesley’s...
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Bishop Mack Stokes: Holiness in human sexuality
Issues related to human sexuality are front and center in both the culture and the church. In this post, excerpted from the out-of-print book Scriptural Holiness For the United Methodist Christian...
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Outcome of DeLong trial likely to exacerbate disunity of UMC
The following post is by blogger and church planter David Fischler. He writes frequently on topics related to mainline Protestantism at his blog, The Reformed Pastor. A New Jersey native, David was...
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If defiance continues, United Methodism may come crashing down
The following commentary is by Riley B. Case, associate executive director of the Confessing Movement Within the United Methodist Church. Dr. Case served for many years as a pastor and district...
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MLK’s address to the Methodist Student Movement
In December 1964, Southern Christian Leadership Conference president Martin Luther King Jr. addressed a gathering of the Methodist Student Movement in Lincoln, Neb. Speaking about the “Christian...
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Bishop Timothy Whitaker: United Methodists must stand against ‘violence of...
Jan. 22 marked the 39th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s decisions in the cases of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. Taken together, the two rulings (authored by Justice Harry Blackmun, a...
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Prayer for UM General Conference from prominent Southern Baptist provokes...
A Monday afternoon tweet by Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, received sharply negative responses from several United Methodist tweeters. At 4:19 p.m. Eastern Time,...
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Party platforms and the UMC, part one
For Christians living in a democratic society, electing government leaders is a stewardship responsibility, presenting followers of Christ with an opportunity to influence government in the direction...
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Party platforms and the UMC, part two
This the second of two posts comparing the United Methodist “platform” (i.e., language from the UM Book of Discipline) with the official platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties. This post...
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Bishop Mack B. Stokes: Holiness in human sexuality
United Methodist Bishop Mack B. Stokes died last week just shy of his 101st birthday. Below are insights from Bishop Stokes on the topic of human sexuality, offered from the standpoint of...
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