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| Over 100 Florida Churches File Suit to Leave United Methodist Church |
| 2022-07-28 |
| [THEEPOCHTIMES] A schism characterized by documents on "grace through separation" has brought forth a lawsuit. In Florida, 106 churches are suing the United Methodist Church (UMC) because it charged them large amounts of money to leave, according to a recently filed lawsuit. The National Center for Life and Liberty (NCLL) represents these churches. The departure price varies from church to church, according to Jonathan Bailie, chief operations and financial officer of the NCLL. Some congregations must pay more than $1 million, while others must pay less than $100,000, Bailie said. But in previous decades, leaving the UMC was free. "Churches have been transferring to other denominations, like the Free Methodists, for decades," he said. Some of the departing churches owned their buildings before the UMC denomination existed and maintained their buildings without UMC help, the lawsuit states. The denomination still demanded money from these churches. The churches leaving are conservative, and they’re leaving over procedural and theological issues, Bailie said. Perhaps the most divisive ...politicians call things divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive,they're principled... of these issues has been the biblical view of homosexuality. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. |
| Posted by: Spike Elmuter2750 2022-07-28 09:51 |
| #5 Church councils, synods or so forth don't embrace the current flavor for the sake of Christianity or the good of the congregation. They do it to check the woke boxes and to make the hierarchy feel good about themselves (Also called "holier than thou.") |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-07-28 09:07 |
| #4 Being a born, raised and married by Methodist preacher. In a family that build from ground up 2 old style Methodist churches after working 12 hours and used weekend to finish it. Our family and blood relatives all converted to Southern Baptist when the UMC went werid in the late 1970's early 80's. While I agree each to their own, but keep it to your own. So that is between the person and GOD. But the Bible and even the Koran both clearly state certain acts are a sin. So given the UMC 1970+ agenda changes, it no longer follows the bible (the Word of GOD) . So yes I can understand why many are fleeing the UMC and other Liberalized Chruches pimping GOD for $$$$$$. To attend where the Word Of GOD is still preached and practiced WITHOUT caveats. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-07-28 08:44 |
| #3 ...or grab the children. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-07-28 08:09 |
| #2 A lot of folks (including me) have no real issues with those who choose another lifestyle. Just don't shove it in our faces every chance you get as we might get real ornery really quick. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2022-07-28 07:35 |
| #1 Who could have seen this coming? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-07-28 06:58 |