Comments on: Methodist Ministers Pledge to Perform Gay Marriage Despite Ban

By: Enrique

Enrique — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:28:03 +0000

I believe that resisting against God, create an emptiness in human nature that can be filled by evil, our ego or by God. As a result of falling from the grace of God, human beings are condemned with an infinite desire that can only be filled by God. John Wesley, the Father and founder of the Methodist Church said it this way “If a Man doesn’t want to worship God, he is abandoned to himself in a way that he neglects his own humanity.” John Wesley’s Theology Today (New York: Abingdon Press, 1960. Pag. 521). This is the same emphasis Paul shared with the Romans, about signals of the separation from God in some people. “Even their woman exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were in flamed with passion for one another. Men committed
indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the doe penalty for their perversion. Romans 1:26-27.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:38:48 +0000

If these pastors who are marrying homosexuals were honest (and they are not), they would climb on the roof, flip the cross upside down, then paint “Church of Satan” over the door. Then their actions would be consistent with their doctrine. It is pointless to show them the Scriptures condemning homosexuality, because they literally don’t care.

When the General Conference of the United Methodist Church meets in 2012 they should defrock these pastors. That’s what the Bible instructs you do to … have nothing to do with people calling themselves “Christian” who are living in unrepentant open sin and rebellion. That’s the message of 1-Corinthians chapter 5.

By: stanJames

stanJames — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:40:24 +0000

Good for them. The most conservative of the mainline protestant denominations is coming to accept gays as just another part of Gods wondrous creation.

the battle is all but won. Unfortunately the USA is becoming one of the last westernized nations to recongize gay families, both legally and under church rules.

Just as we were the second to last to end slaver (brazil was the last).

Just as we were the second to last of the nato nations to allow open service. Islamic turkey still does not allow open service by gay members.

Maybe we’ve been sold a bill of goods about how great America is and has been. About the only thing we didnt do is colonize a lot of other countries.

instead we let the big corporations run a serfdom scene in eg Phillipines, Cuba , Central america etc etc.

By: Jennifer Randazzo

Jennifer Randazzo — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:21:42 +0000

I am a United Methodist and I support wholeheartedly what you’re doing with We do! It’s a wonderful initiative,and a truly loving thing to do. I applaud your courage and conviction. I share your compassion and sense of justice and equality. God created us all, and we are all entitled to the freedom to love without constraints!