
by Chris Ritter Born in 1968, our fledging denomination considered its first articulation of Social Principles at the 1972 General Conference in Atlanta. Language was proposed by the high-profile study commission naming homosexuals as people of sacred worth, welcome in the fellowship of the church, and persons whose rights should be protected. An issue quickly arose, […]
The Fifty-Year Fight over Scripture & Sexuality in the #UMC (April 1972-April 2022)