Scholars Raise Doubts About Methodist Church's Future

Seminary professors are having their say on how The United Methodist Church should navigate its deep disagreements about the status of gay and lesbian individuals.

However, a number of scholars doubt the denomination can stay united — at least in its current form.

“If you have strong convictions either for or against gay marriage, it seems to me that in a Wesleyan understanding of holiness, saying yes to both in one body is problematic,” said the Rev. Kevin M. Watson. He is a Wesleyan and Methodist Studies professor at Emory University's Candler School of Theology in Atlanta.

 

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