N.C. United Methodists Leave Church in HUGE Win for LGBTQ People
Let’s talk about what Progressive Christianity is and how it’s reshaping U.S. churches
A bunch of North Carolina congregations just left (disaffiliated from) the United Methodist Church, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. As a child sitting through fierce anti-gay sermons in the American South, agonizing because I knew the preacher was ranting about me, I could never have imagined the events that are shaking the United Methodist Church today.
Headlines this week are misleading if you don’t understand what’s going on, so let’s dive in and talk about why fewer children will have to live through what I did.
Fox News is crowing today, but they’re getting it wrong.
With a sort of “Take that, libs!” bravado, right-wing talking heads are spinning events to read like Christianity is striking back. The forces of decency are giving hell to unhinged UMC leaders who allow (gasp!) gay and transgender pastors and bishops, who (gasp!) officiate same-sex weddings in (gasp!) CHURCH.
Except, striking back is not what’s happening. The story of how the strike turned into a mere whimper is very interesting.
