I hope they lose their tax-exempt status. I've never heard of a Methodist being excommunicated.
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Methodist Church Goes Political
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Methodist Church Goes Political
There must be an end to this intimidation by those who come to this great country, but reject its culture.
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Dude, I think they went political years ago. Or at least SJW.
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The Methodist Church has been an out and out supporter of terrorism for decades. They knowingly provided employment, funds, and legal protection for the FALN in the 70s.
And that's just shit that *I* know about, who knows what else.
And that's just shit that *I* know about, who knows what else.
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Re: Methodist Church Goes Political
I attended a Methodist Church til the late 1980's at which time the "Minister" of the national church preached a sermon accusing members of the NRA of belonging to a "criminal organization" (you could look it up...) After he refused to retract that I quit them then and immediately. Our minister at the time said words to the effect that "it was no big deal as we didn't send them much money anyway"....at that point I said goodbye.
I'm not old--It's too early to be this late.
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Re: Methodist Church Goes Political
I had a co-worker who was Methodist, he said a lot of ministers preach that the Resurrection didn't happen and "it doesn't cause a problem". Ummm, pastor, the Resurrection IS the whole point of Christianity, so if denying it doesn't cause a problem, there's a problem.
Then again, I'm Episcopalian (for now), and while my parish follows traditional Christian doctrine (which oft puts us at odds with the Diocese), I've got no room to talk about anyone ELSE'S church.
Then again, I'm Episcopalian (for now), and while my parish follows traditional Christian doctrine (which oft puts us at odds with the Diocese), I've got no room to talk about anyone ELSE'S church.
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Re: Methodist Church Goes Political
I'm Episcopalian, too. These days, it seems as if we might as well be Unitarian. Of course, I think all of the mainstream churches have jumped the shark. They are more social clubs than anything.
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Re: Methodist Church Goes Political
Churches fail either into social clubs (Presbyterians are the stereotype for this, which have a high entry fee), or PACs (Methodists are here. Frankly, there's quite a few Methodist - at least the preachers, etc whom reject the idea of Christianity, IMO.)
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Re: Methodist Church Goes Political
LCMS: not really any politics*, just law and gospel.
* the vast majority of the pastors are conservative, but they keep it out of their sermons. I have visited some with more liberal pastors where it creeps in, but that is not at all common. At the synod level it is rock solid.
* the vast majority of the pastors are conservative, but they keep it out of their sermons. I have visited some with more liberal pastors where it creeps in, but that is not at all common. At the synod level it is rock solid.
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That's because it's the Missouri Synod. The ELCA is an entirely different animal.
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I'm not a fan of Sessions, but if he makes a public statement telling them to get stuffed, I'd be willing to reconsider
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