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Dr. Pamela Lightsey

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Dr. Pamela Lightsey of UMC-related Boston University School of Theology laments and challenges The United Methodist Church's silence on racism in America, especially recent actions in Ferguson, Mo. Read more

Perspectives

Bishop Scott Jones' statement to a clergy session of the newly formed Great Plains Annual Conference tells the church he is willing to spend millions on church trials, writes the Rev. Pamela Lightsey. Read more

Perspectives 5 Comments

The Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey, a United Methodist educator known for her unusual perspectives as a Black woman espousing womanist/queer theology, will give a prestigious lecture at Pacific School of Religion. Read more

Ordained Ministry

"Clandestine" meetings among United Methodist leaders may be pondering a split in the worldwide denomination. Read more

General Conference 2019 17 Comments

American Pieta

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Texas' Juneteenth holiday, which celebrates the arrival of news of emancipation for the state's slaves, gives Cynthia B. Astle a way to ponder the acquittal of the former officer who shot and killed Philando Castile. Read more

Views from a Ridge

People with widely varying theological viewpoints claim to be "evangelical," writes Heather Hahn of United Methodist News Service. Just don't call them fundamentalist. Read more

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Water march

Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

Environmental concerns, the start of legislative votes and a disruptive demonstration marked Day 7 of the 2016 General Conference. Read more

GC Archive

The Rev. Jeremy Smith of Hacking Christianity endorses a plea sent through the Reconciling Ministries Network for United Methodist bishops to take a public stand, collectively, against the violence and hatred aimed at American Muslims. Read more

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Ferguson Clergy 2015

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At the invitation of the Rev. F. Willis Johnson Jr., United Methodist clergy converged on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., to walk the street as a sign of hope for the racially torn community. Read more

Advocating Justice