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I think the news article takes a Laodicean stance - that is lukewarm - on the issue. In my district, very few UM members - clergy or laiety - view cosmetic abortion as anything less than premeditated murder.
I don't like the cliche, "What would Jesus do?" because it seems to leave our Lord in the past tense. Jesus is alive and well on planet earth. I prefer "What is Jesus doing now?"

"God certainly did not think of jerking a fetus from a body....or pointing a weapon at an advesary as answers."
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Roseann, I'm still trying to figure out the relevance between murdering the unborn and defending oneself against violence.

The UMC GBCS is in bed with Planned Parenthood and NARAL.
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=4863717&content_id={4C24E28E-11FD-4C3A-AFD8-B8E840C510E2}&notoc=1 then check out the RCRC.

Join the rest of the world!

Save the climate, maybe, yet scores of souls lost. Ergo, the Methodist ethos.

Guess who piced up the tab on this European blast? You guessed it: the UM faithful. And the various ACs have the gall to ask us small struggling churches why many of us have stopped paying our apportionments.

I have some questions for the UMNS. The first is why don't you have any information on Climategate? The next is why did you not address the hypocrisy of those attending the summit by flying over instead of teleconferencing? My last question is did our tithe money pay for this?

The letter was what one might expect from a secular source, but not from a minister of the gospel. Rev. Caldwell mentioned David and Nathan, but he did not mention the contrition and repentance of David. And he never once urged Mr. Woods to turn to Christ and accept Him as Lord and Savior. I would be very disappointed with my pastor if she ever wrote such a letter to anyone.

Wow. Tough crowd. I saw those opening lines simply saying that through these very public scandals lately, marriage itself has taken a beating. That including these lines in an article to combat the attacks these people's public shortcomings have had on the institution of marriage would call for such harsh response was rather jarring- I didn't read ... See Morethese lines as judging these people, but rather lamenting the public state of marriage where these were the latest examples. Could it have been started differently- sure, but by starting as it did, it grabbed my attention and quickly and succinctly stated the need that the study itself is there to address.

Any man with tiger's looks and money would be sorely tempted. Only through moral conviction could any of us resist. I can understand why he did it without condoning his actions.

Wonderful prayer and sentiments! However, until the people who voluntarily sign up to participate in the military (as in your family and mine) say no to war, the politicians and generals will find a way for them to use violence in the "national interest." As one bumper sticker I saw said, "PRAY FOR PEACE, ACT FOR PEACE."

Gary, did you ever hear of a man named Neville Chamberlain?

I think the denomination wastes far too much money on social/'political causes which many UM members don't support. Actually, this very website in which we are now opining is as useless and worthless as a means of advancing the kingdom of God as mammary glands on a plow mule.