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Answer The United Methodist Church welcomes all people, including gays and lesbians. However, some parishes would expect them to abstain from sex whilst others would not consider such a thing important.
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∙ 14y agoSure if they hate themselves. Why not?
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Can a gay person be a liturgist in a Methodist church?
I believe the United Methodist church would not agree to a non-celibate gay person as a minister of the church; however, a liturgist, musician or a lay leader may be well accepted.
Is First United Methodist Church for gays?
The United Methodist church opens its ministry to gay Christians, although this can be dependent on the location of the church. Gay people cannot become ordained clergy in the church, and they cannot get married within the church. There is a movement within the church that is petitioning for the church to recognize gay marriage and gay clergy.
What is the United Methodist Church's position on same-sex marriage?
Although the Methodist church does not encourage or support divorce, it will perform marriages of people who had divorced another person.
Can an openly gay person be a priest for the church of England?
The Church of England allows for the ordination of gay priests as long as they are celibate.
Who is gay in the church?
It's likely that every church on the planet has at least one gay person, but as for who it is, it depends one which one you're talking about.
Is there a gay person in every family?
No. Only about 3% to 8% of all people are gay, so a gay family member is fairly rare.
How do people get GAYDAR?
To get a Gaydar you have to be gay or a member of the LGBTQIA community. Living life as a LGBTQIA member you will learn the way gay people talk, act, and look. And then you would soon be able to tell the different between a gay person and a straight person. And that is when you would know you got a gaydar.
Are they gay if they have a hole on there right ear?
No. A person is only gay if they are attracted to a member of the same sex. ----------------------- The question which you just asked is nothing but a rumour/tale.
Which member of Alesana gay?
None of them are gay
What if you have a family member who is gay leave with me and i am a christian person who is trying to raise 2 boys what can i do to protect my kids?
i would just tell them the truth...if they already know that your family member is gay. just tell them that god says that you shouldn't be gay, and that they should know this. however, you should also tell them that, although god says you are not supposed to be gay, you still love your family member. hope that helped.
What are Methodist practices?
The United Methodist Church is a liberal, Mainline Protestant denomination that is Anglican in its theology and doctrine. Rev John Wesley was the founder of this church but actually remained a high church Anglican priest till his death. All he wanted to do was to open up the Church of England to the poor and oppressed and to be more accountable to the average Englishman. Today, the Methodists celebrate the 2 sacraments of the church, Holy Communion and Baptism. There is great diversity when it comes to style of worship. You have "low" and "high" churches and many in between. The UMC believes in the Apostolic Succession, like the Roman Catholics and Episcopalians. They closely observe the Christian year like other mainstream Protestants and the Anglican Church. The Methodist Church is different than the fundamentalists and charasmatic churches in that they do not believe in the literal interpretation of the Bible. The chuches urges its members to use reason, tradition, and church teachings to interpret the scriptures. The church shares with the Episcopal, Lutheran, and Presbyterians, in being a liturgical church. The United Methodist have "the Methodist Book of Worship", written by John Wesley. He loved the Book of Common Prayer and incorporated most of that into the Methodist Book of Worship. He also stressed that the new Church celebrate the Eucharist every week. The United Methodist Church also has a long history of being social progressive and taking the lead in the great issues of the day. They were very progressive when it came to child labor laws, civil rights for blacks, Hispanics and Asians. They were in the fore front when it came to union rights and the rights for women, including reproductive rights. The United Methodist Church in 1965 founded the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights. They have always been against capital punishment and for gun control. When in comes to war and peace issues, the UMC has always been vocal in its opposition to war and strong defenders of peace and justice issues! The church is having to confront, like other mainline denominations, the issue of gay rights and the rights to marry and for pastors to be able to marry if they are gay. There is a growing sense among many Methodists that the church is going to have to be more inclusive and accepting of gays. One of the great ecumenical achievements in the last 5 years is the decision by both the Evangelical Lutherans and the Episcopal Church, to be in full communion with the United Methodist Church. It will now be possible for all 3 traditions to allow pastors from any of the 3 to celebrate Holy Communion and to preach in each others's pulpits. In the UK, the Methodist Church is close to merging with the Church of England-maybe this year!
Are we obligated to condemn gay people?
All legitimate research says that a gay person is born gay. You could condemn someone for hair color or height just as easily. Furthermore, all human beings have the right to pursue love and intimacy. You have the right to exclude sexually active gay people from your church, but you do not have the right to control the lives of gay people (or anyone) outside your church.
