…begins this week in Portland, so much of the focus will be on the debates regarding the church’s position on homosexuality. If I could wave a magic wand, I’d remove all references to homosexuality from The Book of Discipline (which was how The…

Today’s post is Part Three in a series. You can read Part One here and Part Two here. This was a remarkable week at the United Methodist Church’s General Conference. It was clear as the delegates gathered in Portland that the debate about human...

…Methodist today. The Traditional Plan just approved reaffirming our existing language that the “practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.” It sharpened the prohibitions of pastors from marrying or our churches from…

…a way forward for the UMC, one that might soften or remove entirely language speaking about “the practice of homosexuality,” ended with an even stricter policy than the ones approved in the 1970s and 1980s. The vote made clear that the coalition …

…at his LGBT children. Lambrecht and others envision a new Methodist denomination that is clear that “the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching,” one in which same-sex marriages are not accepted or permitted, and in…