Sexual Ethics

“Paragraph 2553 expired at the end of 2023, with over 7,500 congregations successfully disaffiliating from the UMC through the process” - CPost

Related: The UMC lost a quarter of its churches — most in the South - RNS

“Gilson is quite a good guide to many issues. Still, she fails to warn about the serious errors associated with Revoice, and she even quietly affirms some of these errors herself.” - Ref21

“The state Senate voted 23-10 to enact the Save Adolescents from Experimentation, or SAFE, Act. The bill initially passed the Senate on Dec. 13, 24-8.” - W.Examiner

“We need to be able to teach and preach what has always been understood as the Christian position on marriage and call out other views as errant.” - CPost

“Earlier in December, Bickle admitted some past misconduct but said that many of the allegations against him were false.” - RNS

“This documentary is the latest example of pulling and positing arguments for LGBTQ affirmation out of thin air…. The trend began roughly 10 years ago, when Matthew Vines gave a speech in a Kansas church that went viral.” - Breakpoint

“approximately 7,400 congregations have left the denomination since 2019 under the provisions of Paragraph 2553, including 192 churches in the Florida Conference.” - CPost

“The EEOC’s definition remained unchanged for 43 years – until this October when the agency proposed new enforcement guidance that raises concerns regarding religious liberty” - BPNews

“A Finnish court of appeal on Tuesday tossed out the “hate crime” charges against a lawmaker and Lutheran bishop who have been in a four-year legal battle for expressing traditional Christian beliefs regarding sexuality and gender.” - CPost

Essay gathers some of the best that has already been said on the topic, offers additional insights. - Randy Alcorn