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safeinOhio

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7. Lots of Methodist churches to pick from.

Reply to DURHAM D (Original post)

Wed May 15, 2019, 03:14 PM

May 2019

Methodists are members of denominations which are part of the international World Methodist Council, an association of 80 Methodist, Wesleyan and related united and uniting churches, representing over 80 million people.

Churches split all the time on issues like this.

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Entire Methodist confirmation class declines to become members over anti-LGBTQ policies [View all] DURHAM D May 2019 OP

Always Nice CDerekGo May 2019 #1

Pick any major issue. SCVDem May 2019 #2

Everything except voting LiberalLovinLug May 2019 #14

New young voters DownriverDem May 2019 #35

I'm surprised at the Methodist taking that stance. I always thought they were one of the more Fla Dem May 2019 #3

Me too. Not sure what happened but that is what the grads are reacting to. Rightly so. Evolve Dammit May 2019 #4

this is what happened study war no more May 2019 #23

The older evangelical-types in the denomination Ilsa May 2019 #8

American Methodists were for being inclusive. DURHAM D May 2019 #9

Hi Durham! I was writing when your post hit. yardwork May 2019 #13

It should split and it would not be the first time. DURHAM D May 2019 #16

Splitting often hinges on the stuff. yardwork May 2019 #33

It was the African and Asian members who voted for discrimination. yardwork May 2019 #12

And from what I understand ... Blue_playwright May 2019 #17

Good for them - but it's not the US church that drove this. LisaM May 2019 #5

Thanks for clarifying. Fla Dem May 2019 #6

That's good to know. kag May 2019 #11

No, it's excellent, and it sounds like the congregation backed them up. LisaM May 2019 #19

Lots of Methodist churches to pick from. safeinOhio May 2019 #7

It seems like the 'Methodists' are starting to split into two branches. keithbvadu2 May 2019 #10

You go, kids! MineralMan May 2019 #15

I applaud their decision patphil May 2019 #18

Wonderful.. mountain grammy May 2019 #20

eggscllent AllaN01Bear May 2019 #21

Our nearest neighbor is a Methodist Church Camp...run by a great family.... samnsara May 2019 #22

K&R Kurt V. May 2019 #24

My great niece did the same thing. Mickju May 2019 #25

Good for her. DURHAM D May 2019 #27

As a native Nebraskan jayschool2013 May 2019 #36

Love these kids... dawg day May 2019 #26

Best news I have heard in a while. NT. warmfeet May 2019 #28

Good For Them colsohlibgal May 2019 #29

I think they will need to split in order to fix this. DURHAM D May 2019 #30

Good. The Methodist Church will need to hurt before it can heal. BigDemVoter May 2019 #31

churches are for 'pastors' preachers kiri May 2019 #32

I attended a Methodist church radical noodle May 2019 #34