Recently the United Methodist Church held their General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Thanks to the efforts of Godly UM delegates and renewal groups sickened by the church’s continued move towards the left, the GC, in a vote of 517-416, voted to maintain the church’s biblical stance on homosexuality.
Al Mohler had a radio program devoted to this subject and his guest host was Mark Tooley. Mr. Tooley, who is head of a UM Renewal group, discussed the victory. Mr. Tooley discussed the importance of this victory and predicted this was the last great hurrah for the UM lefties. First, many of the churches that are bastions of liberalism are in the Northeast and West Coast; both areas have experienced dramatic decline for some time. Simply put, these areas do not have enough manpower to mount much of a liberal offense. Secondly, many of the stalwarts for Biblical truth are delegates coming from Africa and the American South. Not surprisingly, these regions are experiencing dramatic increases in church membership. In layman’s terms, it’s a numbers game, we have more people than they do.
This fact was not lost on the Left as several liberals tried to decrease the influence of international delegates.
This behavior shouldn’t surprise anyone. Liberals are the same the world over. Whether they are in the Public Schools, Colleges, government, or in the mainline denominations, the Left can’t stand the free exchange of ideas. If they don’t like what you say, they do their best to muzzle you by enacting “hate speech” laws, monopolizing what’s taught in school, or limiting the influence of those who disagree with them. When a side can’t compete in the marketplace of ideas, they will try to silence the opposition.
Kudos to the UM church for not compromising their Biblical stance on human sexuality. Let us continue to pray not only for the UM church, but ALL churches who are in a fight for their denominational soul.
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