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UMNS Daily Digest - April 18, 2012 (Sexuality, General Conference, inclusion, Scripture, biblical st
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[2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service >Wednesday, April 18, 2012 >[5]GC2012: Will the UMC say aI doa to all? >[6]GC2012: Where views on marriage differ [7]GC2012: Delegate voices hope in sexuality debate >[8]Keep Disciplineas stance on sex at GC2012 [9]UM board signs letter against religious profiling >[10]Missionary programs for young adults >[11]UMC.org covers General Conference >[12] >General Conference 2012A> >[13] >General Conference appA> >[14] >General Conference BlogsA> >[15] >Change the World 2012A> >[16] >Social Networks and FeedsA> >[17] >United Methodist Boards/AgenciesA> >[18] >Imagine No MalariaA> >[19] >Read Additional UMNS StoriesA> >[20]Find us on Facebook >[21]Twitter >[22]Contact Us >(615) 742-5470 aI have seen and experienced the pain and the brokenness in parts of our global movement whenever our church has failed to hold fast to the essential teaching of the Holy Scripture.a a The Rev. Eddie Fox, world director of evangelism, The World Methodist Council. >GC2012: Will the UMC say aI doa to all? NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) a The United Methodist Churchas decades-long debate over sexuality issues will again take center stage when the General Conference begins April 24 in Tampa, Fla. Delegates to the 11-day global assembly will face more than 70 petitions on homosexuality, including efforts to change wording in the Discipline that calls the practice of homosexuality aincompatible with Christian >teaching.a >[23]Read full story and post a commentA> >GC2012: Where views on marriage differ NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) a If Jesus didnat have a lot to say on the issue of marriage or sexual orientation, United Methodists have said volumes. Throughout church history, delegates to the denominationas top lawmaking body have always ended their quadrennial assembly leaving intact the statement amarriage is between one man and one woman.a At the 2012 global meeting April 24-May 4 in Tampa, Fla., the question >will be asked and decided once again. >[24]Read full story and post a commentA> GC2012: Delegate voices hope in sexuality debate SALEM, Ore. (UMNS) a The churchas debate over homosexuality raises fundamental questions about inclusion, writes Jan Nelson, a lay delegate to General Conference from the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. aCan we have a witness that truly invites other people to become followers of Jesus when we are busy fighting over whether or not everyone has a place?a Nelson asks. aShould I and other gay people really take our gifts and graces and go away?a [25]Read full commentary and post a commentA> >Keep Disciplineas stance on sex at GC2012 SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. (UMNS) a The churchas position on homosexuality is balanced and biblical, writes the Rev. Keith Boyette, pastor at Wilderness Community United Methodist Church in Spotsylvania, Va. It aaffirms the asacred wortha of all persons, while acknowledging that as Christians we cannot affirm every expression of human sexuality. There are sexual practices that contradict biblical standards, and as faithful disciples, we must be willing to declare them incompatible >with Christian teaching.a [26]Read full commentary and post a commentA> UM board signs letter against religious profiling WASHINGTON (UMNS) a The United Methodist Board of Church and Society was one of 35 religious groups signing a congressional letter against religious profiling. aWhen law enforcement profiles individuals and communities based solely on their real or perceived religion, religious appearance, religious observance, or religious practices, it undermines Americansa trust in those sworn to protect them,a said the letter, which was sent Tuesday to a Senate subcommittee holding a hearing on >racial profiling. >New missionary category created NEW YORK (UMNS) a Young adults interested in collegiate ministry can apply for short-term missionary assignments specializing in the field thanks to a collaboration between the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries and Board of Higher Education and Ministry. Young adults between 20 to 30 serve in ministries of justice in the US-2 program or as mission interns. Those on the new track will be called CM US-2s and CM Mission Interns. For more information, contact Elizabeth Chun Hye Lee, executive for Young Adult Mission Service, Board of Global Ministries, (212) 870-3620, [27]Elee@gbgm-umc.org >UMC.org covers General Conference From April 23 until May 8, the United Methodist denominational website, [28]www.umc.org, will switch to full coverage of the 2012 General Conference. Audiences will be redirected to the GC site, [29]gc2012.umc.org. The General Conference is the denominationas top legislative body, which meets every four years. General Conference 2012 will be held in Tampa, Fla. at the Tampa Convention Center April 24-May >4. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy >[30]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist >Communications. 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