• yeather@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      33
      arrow-down
      6
      ·
      7 months ago

      United Methodists have always been a very liberal and progressive church. This isn’t a gimmick or boost for the masses but bringing their teachings in line with their sayings.

      • cakeistheanswer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        7 months ago

        The adage if youre looking to split hairs and divide your Methodists is the united Methodists were always more free and the free Methodists more united.

        Its a broad tent, most of which didn’t directly mean evangelical when I grew up, but there’s still free Methodists that don’t believe in dancing.

        Openly serving gay and lesbian clergy was the hot gossip 20 years ago, it’s been a slow move but they got there.