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News Thread For 1998 Bishop's Letter

• Pro-Homosexual and Conservative UM Groups Take Sides on Bishop's Statement - May 14, 1998
  • (update) 197 United Methodist clergy declare intent to celebrate gay and lesbian unions - May 14, 1998
  • CM Theologian defends "Crisis-Talk" under Bishop's Criticism - May 8, 1998
    • Commentary: "Crisis talk may be the crisis" - April 15, 1998
  • ON SCHISM - SERMON 75 - by John Wesley
  • Good News Exec Board refines response to Bishops - May 7,1998
  • Pro-homosexual Reconciling Program claims 146 UM Congregations, 20 UM Wesley Foundations & Campus Ministries, 6 Annual Conferences, and Global Church Agency - May 7, 1998
  • The Confessing Movement Responds to Council of Bishops Letter - May 4, 1998
  • Maxie Dunnam Responds - May 4, 1998
  • Good News responds to Council of Bishops letter - May 2, 1998
  • What was NOT said by the Council of Bishops - May 1, 1998
  • Bishops 1998 Letter: Council of Bishops Say NO to Special Session on same-sex unions - May 1, 1998
    • Demonstrators greet bishops to support church policy on homosexuality - April 30, 1998
    • Bishops began discernment process to address same-sex union issue - April 30, 1998
    • Laity Demonstrate outside Council of Bishops Meeting - April 27, 1998
    • Bishop says starving children preclude Special Session - April 27, 1998
    • UMC Missions: Giving UP - Spending DOWN
      $100 of millions in excess funds in the middle ! - April 23, 1998
    • Bishops to Consider Homosexual Marriage Issue - April 25, 1998
    • Church Supreme Court defers homosexuality decision - April 14, 1998