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Conservative Methodists Propose Split Over Homosexuality
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas May 06, 2004 11:05am |
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| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Thursday, May 6, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Conservative Methodists Propose Split Over Homosexuality
The Honolulu Advertiser
Conservatives in the United Methodist Church proposed splitting the denomination Thursday, the latest sign of decades of disagreement over homosexuality that continued at a national meeting this week. The Rev. William Hinson, president of the Confessing Movement for conservative Methodists, said evangelicals were just beginning to explore the idea. He and others were convinced that no compromise could be found after yet another bitter General Conference debate over what the Bible says about gay sex. "We can't bridge that divide," said Hinson, former pastor of First United Methodist Church of Houston.
The Rev. Troy Plummer, executive director of the Reconciling Ministries Network, which advocates for gay and lesbian Methodists, rejected the idea. He accused evangelicals of plotting to harm the church. "It disturbs me," he said. "We can still be a family together."
Evangelicals expect that those who want a broader role for gays and lesbians in the church will continue to ignore church law and appoint sexually active homosexual clergy. "I think that a number of us in the evangelical coalition are wondering if it's time for us to consider some kind of loving division," said the Rev. James Heidinger, leader of the Methodist evangelical group Good News. |
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