UM Bishop Promises To Move UMC Toward Homosexuality At Next General Conference... Maybe |
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From: rum-nc@yahoogroups.com On
Behalf Of John Suddath Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:59 PM To: rum-nc@yahoogroups.com Subject: [rum-nc] Statement from Bishop Gwinn The statement the Bishop referred to Monday night appears in the January/February NC Conference Christian Advocate that I received in the mail today. They have not taken down the old web site for the Advocate, but has not been updated. The conference website doesn't include the Advocate.
His lenghty statement on 1032 is the usual equivocation of a politician and
not very revealing. He states that he expects the situation will be changed
at the 2008 General Conference so to just be patient. The Bishops want to
maintain their authority, and that is the issue that is of primary concern
to them. Let's hope that after listening to us, we helped nudge him along a
little although I agree with Jeane that we probably didn't change his mind
on the upholding the basic stance of the church and the current wording of
the Discipline. |
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