Documentary ‘The Philadelphia Eleven’: Mythmaking for a dying Christian denomination
Of all the divisions plaguing Protestantism today, perhaps none is more hotly debated than the ordination of women. All seven major Protestant denominations have adopted this practice, but evangelical and fundamentalist denominations adamantly refuse to accept the idea on Biblical grounds. Even the progressive wing of the church feared that this direct attack on the […]
Second-largest Protestant denomination in US votes to allow LGBT clergy — but African pastor holds the line
United Methodists on Wednesday voted to rescind a denominational rule banning the ordination of LGBT clergy. This was a historic moment for the country’s second-largest Protestant denomination and its progressive leanings. In 1984, the United Methodist Church took a stand supporting Orthodox Christian sexual ethics. declare: Because the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian […]