The Main Idea

The Main Theme: Revisited

In this blog’s very first entry, I sought to outline a principled rationale for “The United Methodist Church to remain … well …  united, … notwithstanding its members’ continuing disagreement over whether or not “the practice of homosexuality” is “incompatible with Christian teaching,” as our Book of Discipline’s Social Principles first declared in 1972.  I did not advocate that …

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The Main Idea

The Main Theme: Recapitulation Following Publication of the “One Church Plan,” as Proposed by the Commission on a Way Forward

The Main Point: Stay Connected As this blog’s title suggests, I am fully dedicated to the proposition that The United Methodist Church should remain . . . well . . .  united, and that it should do so notwithstanding its members’ continuing disagreement over whether or not “the practice of homosexuality” is “incompatible with Christian teaching,” as the denomination’s Book of Discipline has …

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