emkaytweets

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[Rev. Jeremy Smith @umjeremy]

Three media requests for interviews about #gc2019 ended with me referring them to queer clergy voices to interview.

#UMC Clergy: know who to call and refer people to. Be ready to try to be an ally. It’s not hard to center & bring forth LGBTQ voices. Get permission and be ready!

[emkaytweets @emkaytweets]

Traditionalists claim their planning exhibits love for LGBTQIA+ people. That’s just effed up — that plan is abusive to LGBTQIA+ people. #GC2019 #MFSAVoices

[Rachel Cornwell @rachcornwell]

My 8th grader’s response to the decisions at #G2019 “that’s just dumb.” Good job, church. We have just alienated all those “young people” we are so desperate to attract. They will have NO USE for a church that does not love and accept them and their LGBTQ friends.

[Dumbarton UMC @DumbartonUMC]

Regardless of the damage done by the United Methodist General Conference on Tuesday, Dumbarton United Methodist Church will stick to its core values. We will continue to practice full inclusion. We will continue to... https://t.co/6eJyVmuKp9

[emkaytweets @emkaytweets]

@RevAdamHamilton That sounds like a group of people with a lot of power and privilege. The church will be better if included in decisions are people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and women.

[Methodist Federation for Social Action @MFSAVoices]

Even though it doesn't feel like it right now... the arc is still bending. #UMCGC #GC2019

[emkaytweets @emkaytweets]

February 26, 2019, 4:55p.m. The United Methodist Church has died.

[emkaytweets @emkaytweets]

Way to go Kelly Robier!!! You were wonderful and powerful!

[Stay-at-home Dog Dad @DrBenz3]

I would commend to #GC2019 straight allies that the opposite of oppressing #LGBTQ people is not church unity but JUSTICE.

#UMCGC #GC2019 #WithNotAbout

[Jen Logsdon-Kellogg @revjennylogs]

Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Queer Intersex + and straight cisgender people: God loves you. God created you, called you very good, and pursues a relationship with you out of adoration. That’s the beginning and the end of the greatest story ever told. #gc2019

[Stay-at-home Dog Dad @DrBenz3]

"This body does not get to decide who God affirms"

#UMCGC #GC2019 #WithNotAbout

[Methodist Federation for Social Action @MFSAVoices]

Discrimination is very time consuming. And expensive. #GC2019 #UMCGC #MFSAvoices

[Methodist Federation for Social Action @MFSAVoices]

Carlene Fogle-Miller of Florida, and legislative bad-ass, demands an investigation by the Committee on Ethics on the rumor that the WCA has been buying votes. Passes by 51%. Only needed 20%. #GC2019 #UMCCG #MFSAvoices

[Methodist Federation for Social Action @MFSAVoices]

Ally pro-tip: when referencing Trans persons, the T of LGBTQ persons: it is proper to use “siblings” or “friends” rather than “brothers and sisters” which is binary and erases non-binary or gender-fluid persons. More tips: https://t.co/1sskugllql #umcgc #GC2019 #MFSAvoices

[emkaytweets @emkaytweets]

Current amendment says bishops cannot consecrate new bishops who are avowed homosexuals, polygamists, divorced or remarried. I am appreciating that polyandry was not included #feministwave #GC2019 #dismantlepatriarchy

[Duane Anders (he,him,his) @DuaneAnders]

#onechurch4all

Why are we concerned about our witness with a “gracious exit” as we kick others out of the church. Why not a “gracious presence” that allows us to stand in the tension.”

[emkaytweets @emkaytweets]

Thanks be for Tim Riss — faithfully looking out for us!! #MFSAVoices #GC2019

[Methodist Federation for Social Action @MFSAVoices]

The Traditional Plan will wreak havoc on the church in the US and across the world. The only goal of those pushing the Traditional Plan and exit is to break The UMC. It will have a devastating impact on our work around the world and will end The UMC in the US. #UMCGC #G2019