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Here is the problem. We as reconciling United Methodist are known for our accepting and welcoming attitudes towards LGBT people. If DC marriage equality passes sad days may follow for the reconciling congregations here. The problem is how to react when LGBT couples show up asking to get married at o...

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We give thanks, O God, for the cornucopia of this season, For its many colors, its many vegetables, its many fruits (!), For the plenty it represents, and for the fullness and wholeness you give.

Reconciling Ministries Network Autumn 2009 Katalyst. It is in the mail, but here is a sneak peek.
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This is the Autumn 2009 Katalyst for Reconciling Ministries Network

Reconciling Ministries Network Reconciling Ministries Network remembers Transgender Day of Remembrance.
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Reconciling Ministries Network Before the United Methodist Church’s [UMC] general convention, the IRD and the Confessing Movement in the UMC went to Africa for what they called training Africans about the general convention; they gave them materials about the church in America, and how bad it has become. Those materials also told them that when you ...come to America, you need to vote for A, B, C, and D. And when the conference came, the Africans found that they had been given these lovely cell phones, and there was no charge, and the reason why was because they wanted them to vote a certain way. The Africans have become a powerhouse to change the direction of the American churches. They have to depend on Africa to bring change at home.
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A Ugandan MP has proposed creating an offence of “aggravated homosexuality” to be punishable by death.—BBC News, 15 October

Reconciling Ministries Network Self-appointed “messengers” of God recently tried to get arrested by demonstrating in front of the Justice Department in Washington. Their goal was to use their arrest to challenge the protection of glbt from hate crimes by way of the 2nd Amendment guarantee of free speech.
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Self-appointed “messengers” of God recently tried to get arrested by demonstrating in front of the Justice Department in Washington. Their goal was to use their arrest to challenge the protection of glbt from hate crimes by way of the 2nd Amendment guarantee of free speech.

Reconciling Ministries Network Young people that I know and many of us who are not-so-young, have wondered why we have never consistently declared that sexism, racism, classism, militarism, etc when "practiced", are "incompatible with Christian teaching".
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By Rev. Gilbert H. Caldwell (United Methodist News Service headline, November 5, 2009) At the age of 76 and as a 3rd generation Methodist/United Methodist, I like many others, am pleased that our United Methodist Bishops have expressed this commitment....

Reconciling Ministries Network "Ancient Laws and Contemporary Controversies: The Need for Inclusive Biblical Interpretation," a book by Cheryl B. Anderson, associate professor of Old Testament at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, was recently released...According to Anderson, inclusive biblical viewpoints are consistent... with Christian tradition. She bases her conclusions on the Bible (Old and New Testaments) and Protestant reformers (Martin Luther, John Calvin and John Wesley), and parallels them with the U.S. Constitution.
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Reconciling Ministries Network The public crusade currently most analogous to the Civil Rights struggle of the Sixties is probably promulgated by homosexual Americans. Joseph Lowery has recognized a kinship, stating earlier this year, “I support civil rights for all citizens and this includes gay and lesbian citizens. I support civil unions and full... benefits (visitation, insurance, etc.) for partners in same-sex relationships.”
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The Reverend Doctor Joe Lowery will be receiving an award Friday night. This is not an unusual occurrence. The venerable Civil Rights activist is lauded for his contributions to society on a fairly regular ...
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Reconciling Ministries Network The stage began to be set when members of Open Table voted unanimously in January to have their church join the Reconciling Ministries network, a national organization working for full participation of people of “all sexual orientations and gender identities” in the life of the church, and for removal from the United M...ethodist Book of Discipline a rule declaring homosexual practice to be “incompatible” with Christian teaching.
Position on gays shatters union of 2 Methodist churches | Religion | projo.com | The Providence Jour
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PROVIDENCE –– It initially seemed to be a perfect fit. They were, after all, two United Methodist congregations dedicated to sharing the Gospel and working for social justice, so sharing the same church building seemed to make sense.
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Reconciling Ministries Network Perhaps the Rev. Gilbert H. Caldwell picked up his unflinching boldness in his pursuit of justice from all those years he spent on the civil rights trail with the man he calls Martin King. But as a new member of PFLAG's national board, the well-respected, heterosexual, African-American, Methodist minister is exactly wh...at the gay rights movement needs today, says John Cepek, the suburban Cook County man who is national president of Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
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Reconciling Ministries Network Impartial, compassionate God of all lives, In Christ you have shown us your love actualized, Incarnate and weak in the arms of the poor, Destroying all systems that keep closed the door.
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Adrienne Trevathan Tune: St. Denio (same as "Immortal, Invisible God Only Wise") Impartial, compassionate God of all lives, In Christ you have shown us your love actualized, Incarnate and weak in the arms of the poor, Destroying all systems that...

Reconciling Ministries Network A Cos Cob congregation is joining a national movement to challenge the United Methodist Church's position against same-sex marriage and barring gays and lesbians from becoming ordained ministers. The Diamond Hill United Methodist Church on East Putnam Avenue has publicly declared that it is against policies that discri...minate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, said Senior Pastor Vicki Flippin. It also plans to team with the national Reconciling Ministries Network, a 25-year-old organization seeking to bring about change in the national church.
Greenwich congregation takes stand against Methodist Church policies on homosexuality - Greenwich Ti
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Greenwich congregation takes stand against Methodist Church policies on homosexuality

Reconciling Ministries Network Several staff and members from Norman's St. Stephen's United Methodist Church attended the recent Reconciling Ministries Network Convocation in Estes Park, Colo.
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Reconciling Ministries Network This is a part of a conversation I have been having with friend who happens to believe that homosexuality is against God's will. After I wrote it to him I felt like it was something worth sharing with other cause I realized I had just poured my heart out to him. I would also like to note that out of respect for him these are only my words and nothing he has said.
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By Joey Heath This is a part of a conversation I have been having with friend who happens to believe that homosexuality is against God's will. After I wrote it to him I felt like it was something worth sharing...














