The Heckman case reveals that Sexual assault is punished more lightly than LGBTQ+ inclusion and the Traditional Plan doesn’t offer a tenable fix for this injustice. Take a read for more resources to help victims in your congregations.
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Church Trials Part I: Forced Departure. This is the first in a series exploring the harmful impact of judicial complaints in the UMC. The current complaints are part of a harmful plan to push LGBTQ persons and their allies out of the church. read more: https://t.co/p5fFWdPyE5
Voted down a petition to make domestic violence a chargeable offense. Yes that’s right. This body doesn’t think abuse is chargeable but marrying two people who love each other but are the same gender is an affront to God #eoac19
Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God. All Wesleyan essentials. All call us to support those who have been victimized. All ignored when shooting down the petition to make domestic violence a chargeable offense. #eoac19
People equating possibly amending the constitution of the umc with changing the gospel. Apparently the Bible is changed by our doctrinal documents #eoac19
They had a guy come and tell us about how to reach young people. Young people weren’t having it. Amy Barr got up and called it out. Let the young people tell us what they need don’t talk to us but listen to us. #eoac19
We have one last clergy to elect to jurisdictional conference, while Susan brown is being advocated by the slate instead I encourage you to vote for Carrie Antczak (119) who is a young woman engaged in vital ministry in Berea as an ordained deacon #eoac19#eoforward
Things we will debate and discuss in perpetuity: money, salary, what “they” have compared to “us”
Things we won’t debate and discuss: the lack of youth representation to higher bodies in our denomination. #eoac19
@therevallison Between the health care increase and the proposed minimum salary increase the minimum cost for a full time elder is going up $5000. It’s needed on the salary but clearly we’re trying to limp our healthcare forward until it dies.