<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>T<font color="black" face="arial" size="2">hank you, George, and thanks to you, too, Bud!
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From: George Holcombe <geowanda@earthlink.net><br>
To: ICA/OE List Serves <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>; ICA LIST SERVE <dialogue@wedgeblade.net><br>
Sent: Tue, Oct 23, 2012 10:20 pm<br>
Subject: [Oe List ...] A response to Bishop Coyner by Bud Tillinghast » UMC Connnections<br>
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<span class="Apple-Mail-URLShareWrapperClass"><span class="Apple-Mail-URLShareUserContentTopClass" style="line-height: 14px !important; color: black !important; text-align: left !important; ">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.</span></span>
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