World Views

African Methodists Save The Day For Traditional Marriage

The February Methodist general conference held in St. Louis met to vote on an agenda that included gay marriage and ordination of LGBTQ in the church. By a vote of 55% to 45% the measure was defeated. In addition a vote was taken to uphold the traditional teachings of the church which passed by 53% to 47%. This was to the chagrin of the majority of the U.S. bishops who supported the liberal agenda.

How did this happen? Forty-two percent of the delegates at the February general conference  come from abroad. (Africans being the majority) U.S. conservatives where able to defeat the liberal agenda combined with the African vote. Read the full article for some surprising facts about the African Methodist Church and Methodism in America.

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Thanks to Bill MeHaffey for the article.

The Church A Cage

"Is the Catholic Church a cage? The language of a recent New York Times article on the number of gay men in the Roman Catholic priesthood certainly implies that it is. The precise quotation comes from Father Bob Bussen, a priest in Utah: 'Life in the closet is worse than scapegoating,' he said. 'It is not a closet. It is a cage,' " Carl R. Trueman writes, in his response to The Times article. His opinion piece is not about bashing the Catholic Church's struggles with homosexuality, but a big picture of the church universal. He offers up an interesting criticism of today's church. "The Christian is truly free not because the church provides a safe space of personal affirmation, but because she offers a new life in Christ, expressed in her dogmas." To read more of this thought provoking article click on the link below.

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Carl R. Trueman is a professor in the Alva J. Calderwood School of Arts and Letters at Grove City College, Pennsylvania.

Johnny Carson Opines On Entertainment

Here is an interesting signpost on the larger subject of how our culture has shifted. Click on the file to watch an interview with Johnny Carson. Thank you to Bill MeHaffey for the video!