[Oe List ...] A response to Bishop Coyner by Bud Tillinghast » UMC Connnections

[Don Cramer]

On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 4:50 AM, Al Lingo <clingojr at aol.com> wrote:

> Thank you, George, and thanks to you, too, Bud!
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>  Al Lingo
> clingojr at aol.com
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> From: George Holcombe <geowanda at earthlink.net>
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> Subject: [Oe List ...] A response to Bishop Coyner by Bud Tillinghast »
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>  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.
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>     George Holcombe
> 14900 Yellowleaf Tr.
> Austin, TX 78728
> Mobile 512/252-2756
> geowanda at earthlink.net
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>  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
>
>  Good Work, Bud.  Keep us informed.  Don Cramer, UMC Minister, Retired
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