LGBT advocates who are members of the United Methodist Church have expressed divided opinions on a proposal supported by denominational leadership to prevent a split over the homosexuality debate.
In May, the UMC Council of Bishops expressed support for the “One Church Plan,” a proposal meant to prevent a liberal-conservative split within the mainline denomination over its stance against homosexuality.
This plan involves changing the Book of Discipline to remove language labeling homosexuality “incompatible with Christian teaching,” allowing churches in the United States to permit same-sex weddings and gay ordination while letting clergy and some overseas conferences retain their official opposition.
Reconciling Ministries Network, an LGBT advocacy group, has expressed mixed opinion about the One Church Plan.
RMN Executive Director Jan Lawrence wrote in a blog entry last week that she believed the plan “has the potential to reduce harm,” she also felt that it was “far from the…
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