Pondering a Divorce
Some United Methodists think their differences are irreconcilable.
By Kathleen K. Rutledge | posted 7/01/2004 12:00AM
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Weblog: Methodist Court Acquits Homosexual Minister (March 22, 2004)
Weblog: Methodist Trial Opens With Arrests, Comparison to Crucifixion (March 18, 2004)
Weblog: In the United Methodist Church, a Trial Comes After the Court's Decision (Dec. 18, 2001)
Christian History Corner: Heresy, Salvation, and Jack the Ripper | Why heresy trials will have to do, until something better comes along. (Feb. 28, 2003)
Other Christianity Today articles about mainline churches and evangelicalism includes:
Turning the Mainline Around | New sociological studies show that evangelicals may well succeed at renewing wayward Protestantism. (July 25, 2003)
'Confessing' Christians Stick It Out | Some conservatives, however, give up on reforming their denominations. (November 27, 2001)
Will Presbyterians Embrace 'Confessing Movement'? | Conservatives threaten to withhold money if national leadership doesn't agree with affirmations. (May 9, 2001)
Mainstreaming the Mainline | Methodist evangelicals pull a once 'incurably liberal' denomination back toward the orthodox center. (August 18, 2000)
The United Methodist Church web site has more information about the denomination, as well as a section on the General Conference 2004 .
For articles on related denominational disputes, see Christianity Today 's church life , and sexuality and gender archives.
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