Methodist Concerns

Abortion

• Fassett Asked to Resign by Church Members - March 15, 1998

• Central Pennsylvania Conference opposes 'partial-birth abortion' --
  United Methodist agencies "mandated" to support it  - Sept 10, 1996

• Bishop Talbert addresses pro-choice gathering - Aug. 12, 1996

Anti-Religious

• UM Religious leaders voice objections to proposed "school prayer amendment" - March 5, 1998

Doctrinal Integrity

• Report on Doctrinal Integrity now available!

Ecumenical

• United Methodists start dialogue With Church of Latter-day Saints - Feb. 27, 1998

Finance

• Concerned Methodists deal with Global Stewardship - Financial Reports

• (Correction) Single Global Agency explains $66 Million dollar increase in Excess Funds for 1997 to over $400 Million - May 19, 1998
  • (updated to include Women's Division) General Agency Fund Balances, 1996 (Official Audited Report) May 13, 1998
  • Here I Stand: "Why Feed Leviathan?" (Article) May 11, 1998
  • General Church Mistrust is Reaching the Top May 5, 1998
  • GCFA Reply to Questions Regarding Excess Funds - May 4, 1998
  • What to do with Excess Funds-GCFA Report - May 2, 1998
  • Near Half-Billion in Excess Reserves Becomes Stockmarket Windfall for Missions - April 25, 1998
  • GCFA Explains Source of Excess Funds Report - April 25, 1998
  • United Methodist Women's Division Investments Make Big Money - April 24, 1998
  • UMC Missions: Giving UP - Spending DOWN
    $100 of millions in excess funds in the middle ! - April 23, 1998
  • UMC General Council Admits Excess Funds - April 23, 1998
  • Excess Funds Report reaches the Top - April 4, 1998
  • UM Global Agencies Amass $100's of Millions in Excess Funds - April 2, 1998

Homosexual

• Omaha First UMC Church Council Chair Resigns - April 9,1998
• Rev. Creech Repeats Raleigh, NC Woes - September 26, 1997
• Reconciling Church Program makes case for homosexual practice - April 27, 1998

• UM Gay & Lesbian Caucus "react to the reaction" - April 3, 1998
  • Council of Bishops to decide reaction April 25 - April 1, 1998
  • UNITED METHODISTS DENOUNCE CREECH VERDICT, 1046 sign - 03-30-98
  • North Carolina Cabinet Leaders call for Action on Homosexual Issue 03-28-98
  • Bishop Edwards speaks to his people - 03-28-98
  • Wisconsin UMC Layman proposes positive action - 03-28-98
  • The CONFESSING MOVEMENT Responds - 03-17-98 Press Release

• Trial aquittal--Methodists begin to take action - first statements - March 17, 1998

• Pastor acquitted  of violating church law for performing homosexual union - March 16, 1998

• Omaha Pastor not in violation of discipline performing lesbian wedding - March 13, 1998

• 92 United Methodist clergy declared intent to celebrate gay and lesbian unions - March 13, 1998

• Large Georgia UMC to vote on withholding apportionments - March 10, 1998

• California-Nevada cabinet supports pastors who perform same-sex unions - March 3, 1998

• UM Bishop testifies "against" Boy Scouts' ban on homosexual Scout leaders in lawsuit - March 2, 1998

• New guidelines allow for homosexual religious ceremonies in Emory chapels - Nov. 15, 1997

• Bishop Lindsey defends Emory chapel decision in an Open Letter - Nov. 1997

• Covenanting ceremony for same sex partners held at First UMC in Omaha - Sept. 16, 1997

• Emory personnel policy (gay partner benefits) condemned, defended - Sept. 19, 1996

• 15 Bishops make statement expressing "pain" over homosexual prohibitions - April 18, 1996

• 15 UM clergy circulating (pro-homosexual) "Statement of Conscience" - Jan. 6, 1996

  • "In All Things Charity" Document

Theological Diversity

• 'In Search of Unity' Document - March 12, 1998

• CM Theological Chair reports on Dialogue on Theological Diversity in Dallas - Feb. 24, 1998

• Dialogues on theological diversity end, search for unity continues - Feb. 23, 1998

• Dialogue participants share views on what unites, divides the church - Nov. 24, 1997

Women's-Feminist-Sophia Worship

• Re-Imagining leaders laughed at Christ and the Bible - April 29, 1998
  • Evangelical Women Respond to Re-Imagining Revival 98 - April 25, 1998
  • UMC Clergywomen co-chair Re-Imagining revival 98  - April 14, 1998
  • Report of first "Re-imagining" revival in 1993
  • Judicial prohibition of "goddess" worship - 03-23-98
  • Feminist Theology Examined - Sophia and the Bible - by John Oswalt

• RE-IMAGINING( "Sophia") REVIVAL '98 : National Conference - March 1998

• United Methodist Women Gather at Orlando assembly - Feb. 27, 1998

• "Sophia goddess" inappropriate for any worship (Judicial Decision 714) - October 29, 1994

• WCC Conference Honors Sophia Goddess, Gives Ovation to Lesbians - Issue 3, 1994

More to Come!