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David DeWitt's avatar

Now, there is an initiative one might get behind!

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Jason E. B. Smith's avatar

Thanks brother!

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Stephen Foster's avatar

Separation of church and state?

Red/Blue shouldn't define us as Christians. If i remember correctly, Jesus was frustrated by his followers thinking he was going to bring in his kingdom politically. What if we as the Church loved people the way he did without having to pick a side?

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Jason E. B. Smith's avatar

Precisely! My Kingdom is not of this world - is what he told them. Yet we, the Church, can't seem to stop falling into the traps of this world.

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Sylvia Reeves's avatar

Amen !! Jesus brought us so many Great and Wonderful Gifts of God Our Father He Said Go and Follow Me , Become My Disciples,Go And Spread The Good News , All of The Churches are really so far from the Will and the Teachings Of God and it seems like with each passing day both Churches and Humanity seem to be getting more and more distant . This is very sad . Especially when hardly anyone is coming forward to do the right thing and fix these problems . Thank you Brother , for your accurate information , the truth, and for your bravery . Sending much needed prayers .

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Jason E. B. Smith's avatar

Thank you so much Sylvia!!

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Rebekah Arnold's avatar

There will always be "initiatives" and talking points. I think I recognized that even as a young person in the UMC, but couldn't articulate it. A friend of a facebook friend, both from long UMC families in Georgia, can't understand how "anyone who sided with the UMC and its support of LGBTQ, race equality, gender respect and equality, and care for our environment" could possibly vote Republican. "Where is the disconnect? To support the UMC and its tenets is to support “Blue” ideals!" This is what the UMC now has.

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Jason E. B. Smith's avatar

I’m not sure how their 501(c)(3) status hasn’t gotten pulled honestly.

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