One of United Methodism's most distinguished theologians has suggested a “Mexit” facilitating orderly departure from the denomination for dissenters from the official church teaching affirming marriage as male-female.
William Abraham of Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas proposed Mexit at a conference of 28 theologians addressing United Methodism's debates over sexuality, hosted by the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry on March 9-12 in Atlanta. The event was called “Unity of the Church and Human Sexuality: Toward a Faithful United Methodist Witness.”
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