{"id":2074912,"date":"2023-10-21T08:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T12:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-us-church-votes-to-leave-woke-denomination\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T08:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T12:10:23","slug":"massive-us-church-votes-to-leave-woke-denomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-us-church-votes-to-leave-woke-denomination\/","title":{"rendered":"US Church Votes to Depart from Woke Denomination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassive-us-church-votes-to-leave-woke-denomination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2074912&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Massive \u2062US Church Votes to Leave Woke Denomination<\/h2>\n<p>John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist\u2063 church, famously wrote, &#8220;What one generation tolerates, the next\u200b generation will embrace.&#8221; These words have never \u2062been more\u200b relevant than they are today.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the Methodist church, which Wesley founded, has\u2063 gone\u2064 beyond mere tolerance and fully embraced a \u2064woke agenda. However, there are still some \u200dmembers of the church\u2063 who refuse \u2062to \u2062compromise their beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>One such congregation is Christ United Methodist Church of\u200b Jackson, one of the largest bodies in Mississippi. They\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uaw-president-rejects-gms-insulting-proposal-for-10-percent-pay-hike-as-strike-looms\/\" title=\"UAW President dismisses GM's 'offensive' offer for 10% pay raise ahead of imminent strike.\">recently\u200d voted overwhelmingly<\/a> to disaffiliate from the UMC Mississippi Conference, a bold move that demonstrates their \u2062commitment to biblical principles.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to disaffiliate came after \u2064months of deliberation on the church&#8217;s stance on homosexuality. The Methodist Church has been increasingly accepting of gay marriage and the ordination \u2063of\u200c homosexual clergy, a\u2062 departure from the traditional teachings of the Bible.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nearly one-third of churches split\u200c from regional Methodist church body amid ongoing schism\u2062 about sexuality <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hh3U52kWbz\">https:\/\/t.co\/Hh3U52kWbz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1595188104314617856?\">November\u200b 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Christ United Methodist Church of Jackson is not alone in their decision to separate from the UMC. Other Methodist congregations, including the largest one in \u200bMichigan, have also chosen to leave the denomination due to its woke stance\u200c on homosexuality.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Did this church make the right decision?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge via email.\u200b You may opt out at \u2063anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (1\u2062 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0%\u2062 (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3504880\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>The UMC \u200bhas been facing significant departures\u200d in recent \u2062years, with \u200bmany congregations disaffiliating and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-us-church-votes-to-leave-woke-denomination\/\" title=\"US Church Votes to Depart from Woke Denomination\">seeking alternative options<\/a>. The \u200dGlobal Methodist Church, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-100-florida-churches-fleeing-denomination-over-lgbtq-issues\/\" title=\"More Than 100 Florida Churches Fleeing Denomination Over LGBTQ Issues\">theologically conservative alternative<\/a>, has\u200c gained new members as a \u2063result.<\/p>\n<p>The Bible is clear about homosexuality: It is a sin. The \u200cMethodist \u2062Church&#8217;s departure from \u200cthis biblical truth \u200bhas caused a schism within the denomination.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">6,000 congregations are leaving the\u2062 United Methodist church in a split over LGBTQ agenda <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C4NB1t7KS7\">https:\/\/t.co\/C4NB1t7KS7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/1677124283095740416?\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>John Wesley&#8217;s concerns about tolerance turning into acceptance have\u200c proven to be true. While the church should always be open and loving towards sinners, it must also remain steadfast in its rejection of \u200bsin.<\/p>\n<p>Wesley founded the Methodist Church as a breakaway from the Church of England because he\u200c believed the Anglican Church had strayed from\u200c biblical teachings.\u2062 For \u2063almost 300 years, the Methodist Church stood strong, but now\u200c it has succumbed to the same fate.<\/p>\n<p>However, the body of Christ will \u2062endure. It may take on a new name, but Wesley&#8217;s legacy will live on in\u2062 those \u200cwho \u200bremain faithful \u200cto the unadulterated Word of God.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our \u2063Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every morning, we\u200b at The Western Journal wake up and pursue our \u2063mission of giving \u200cyou the important information you need\u200c about what\u2019s happening in America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We can\u2019t do that without your help<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">America has been on the receiving end of\u200d false narratives. 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Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/massive-us-church-votes-leave-woke-denomination\/\">Massive US Church Votes\u2062 to Leave Woke Denomination<\/a> appeared \u200dfirst on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the decision of this church to disaffiliate reflect a broader issue\u2064 within Christianity regarding societal changes and religious teachings?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Massive\u2063 US Church Votes\u200c to Leave Woke Denomination<\/p>\n<p>John Wesley, \u2064the founder of the Methodist church, famously wrote, &#8220;What one generation \u200btolerates, the next generation will embrace.&#8221; These words have never been more relevant than they\u2063 are today.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 2023, \u200cthe Methodist church, which Wesley founded, has gone beyond mere tolerance and fully embraced a woke agenda. However, there\u200d are\u2064 still some members of the church who refuse to compromise their beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>One such congregation is Christ United Methodist Church of\u2063 Jackson, one of \u200bthe largest bodies in Mississippi. \u2063They recently voted overwhelmingly to disaffiliate from the UMC Mississippi Conference, a \u2063bold move that demonstrates their commitment\u200c to \u2063biblical principles.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to disaffiliate\u200c came after months of deliberation on the church&#8217;s stance on homosexuality. The Methodist Church has been\u2063 increasingly accepting \u200dof gay marriage and the ordination of \u2062homosexual clergy, a\u2062 departure from\u2064 the traditional \u200cteachings of the \u2063Bible.<\/p>\n<p>Christ United Methodist Church\u200c of Jackson is\u200c not alone\u2062 in their decision \u2062to separate from the\u2063 UMC. Other Methodist congregations, including the largest one in \u2063Michigan, have also chosen to leave the denomination due to its woke stance \u200con homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p>This division within the Methodist church reflects\u2062 a\u2063 broader issue within Christianity as \u2062a \u200cwhole. Many churches and denominations are\u2063 grappling with how to balance societal changes with their own religious teachings. The question of \u2063whether to adapt to a more progressive and inclusive ideology or to adhere to traditional beliefs has caused deep divisions.<\/p>\n<p>For the Christ United Methodist Church of Jackson, the decision to leave the \u200bUMC was not an easy \u200done. It required extensive\u2062 discussions, debates, and prayers. \u2064Ultimately, the congregation felt\u2063 that their duty was to uphold\u200b biblical principles and maintain \u2064the integrity of their faith.<\/p>\n<p>The departure from the\u200c UMC is a\u200d significant step for Christ United Methodist Church of Jackson, as it \u2064will mean navigating\u2064 the challenges\u2063 of being an independent church. However, they are\u2064 willing to face these challenges in\u200d order to stay \u200btrue to their convictions.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bdecision of this\u200d church has sparked a\u2064 wider conversation within the\u200d Methodist\u200b community \u200band beyond. It \u200dhas \u2062raised important questions about\u2063 the role of the church \u200bin modern society and the extent \u2064to which it should adapt to social changes.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of one&#8217;s personal beliefs on the issue of homosexuality and the church, \u200bit is clear\u2064 that this decision represents a deeply held conviction for Christ United \u200cMethodist Church of Jackson. \u2064It is a reminder that\u200b religious institutions are not static entities, \u200bbut rather living communities that must grapple with the complexities of the world around them.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2064John Wesley&#8217;s words remind us, what one generation\u200d tolerates, the next generation will embrace. The decision \u2064of Christ United Methodist Church of Jackson \u200dto\u2063 separate from \u200cthe\u200d UMC\u2063 serves as a powerful reminder that \u2063the legacy \u2064of faith is not solely determined by the actions of one generation, but rather\u200b by the\u2063 enduring commitment of individuals to their beliefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>founder of the Methodist church, John Wesley, the tolerance of one generation becomes the acceptance of the next. In 2023, the church he established has gone beyond tolerance and fully embraced new ideas. 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