[Dialogue] Thanks, George

[Bill Schlesinger]

HRN quote is from the HRN chapter in 'The Church, The World and the Gospel'
edited by Kenneth Scott Latourette (Harper 1946).

 

While out of print, Ayer Publishing has the copyright and it's visible at:

 

http://books.google.com/books?id=rhL_1rixLfIC
<http://books.google.com/books?id=rhL_1rixLfIC&pg=PR5&source=gbs_selected_pa
ges&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false>
&pg=PR5&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

 

Bill Schlesinger

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[mailto:dialogue-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Bud Tillinghast
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 2:15 PM
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Community
Subject: [Dialogue] Thanks, George

 

 

 

Thanks, George, for calling attention to my response to Bishop Coyner.
Indeed it does change the dynamic to have a whole Jurisdiction stand against
the UMC's exclusionary policy. 

 

Would you want to hazzard a guess as to where the Niebuhr quote came from?
I'm continually grateful for the influence of the Ecumenical Institute.

 

 

Our colleague, Bud Tillinghast, a UMC clergy, (he's on this list serve)
responds to a Bishop's attack on the Western Jurisdiction of the UMC for
contesting the latest General Conference decision to continue their
prejudice against Gays and Lesbians.  For those not up to speed on this -
the United Methodist Church's continued policies against Homosexuality is
being challenged.  Several churches around the country have for some time
declined to follow the denomination's line by being known as Reconciling
congregations.  Recently a retired Bishop has questioned the church's
position.  There have been demonstrations at several General Conferences and
efforts to turn the position around including letter signings and efforts to
get Annual conferences to take a stand, which a few have.  This is the first
time a whole Jurisdiction has made a statement, and a powerful defense of it
by Bud.  It was published in an official publication of the church.  I hope
you take time to read it. 

 



George Holcombe
14900 Yellowleaf Tr.
Austin, TX 78728
Mobile 512/252-2756
geowanda at earthlink.net

 

Hope appeareth, but it is not your Hope-you do not have anything to do with
it. It just appeareth. It comes as a stranger, as an alien-it just
appeareth! You do not even know why you hope. How in the world could you
hope when there is absolutely nothing to justify any hope?    ~Joseph W.
Mathews

 

 


http://www.umcconnections.org/2012/10/22/a-response-to-bishop-coyner/ 

 

 

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