Who is to Blame for the Methodist Split?

The announcement at the start of this year was dramatic. Liberal and conservative leaders within the United Methodist Church had agreed to split the denomination in two over the issue of same-sex marriage. Their proposal, which would enforce the agreement on the whole church internationally, will be presented to the worldwide General Council in May

Reporting in the New York Times and Washington Post emphasized that global approval was expected because of the broad ideological and international character of the 16-member committee that drafted the proposal. Its members represented the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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