Petition Index: 30601- 30650

Select a petition number for details on that petition. See Understanding Petition Numbers for help with petition coding.

30601-HE-415.6-D	Use historic language for the Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
30602-GM-631.6-D	Mission volunteer office
30603-FO-65.G-D	Agencies and local churches to affirm sexual abstinence outside of marriage.
30604-GJ-266-D	Add a third special Sunday without offering: Organ and Tissue Donor Sunday
30605-GJ-268-D	Observe "Organ and Tissue Donor Sunday" on the second Sunday in November.
30606-LC-262.1-D	Elect nominees "either" from the floor "or through recommendation of Comm. on Nom. and Personnel."
30607-HE-306.2-D	Candidates shall be in good standing for one year instead of two.
30608-HE-315.4-D	Complete 1/2 of the work required for MDiv.
30609-HE-315.6-D	Complete 60 semester hours for B.A. credit.
30610-HE-326.3-D	Alternate route to full connection for local pastors completing M.Div.
30611-HE-326-D	Local pastors may fulfill ed.requirements by life experience credits from a college or university
30612-HE-331.1-D	Change "ordained ministers" to "all clergy members"
30613-FO-66.H-D	Reject same-sex living arrangements rights reserved for heterosexual marriage.
30614-GJ-267.1-D	Continue Human Rels. Day Special Sun. w/offering
30615-FO-65.J-D	Need to consider the mother in abortion and Church should support and facilitate adoption
30616-FO-NonDis-O	Delete all language proscribing homosexuality and excluding homosexual persons from candidacy.
30617-CS-R556-U	Abolishing nuclear weapons is a matter of human rights
30618-CS-NonDis-O	Forbid GBCS from taking any action or position that is in opposition to UMC teaching.
30619-FO-NonDis-O	New Resolution on Adoption.
30620-DI-1112.4-D	Inclusion of UM Social Creed in Worship Aids
30621-GJ-704-D	Reporting of UM General Agency Executive Pay.
30622-FO-304.1-D	Qualifications for Ordinations shall include leading congregations in making disciples.
30623-HE-315.4-D	Evangelism as undergraduate requirement for candidates.
30624-HE-315.5-D	Evangelism as alternate route requirement for candidates
30625-HE-315.6-D	Evangelism as requirement for local pastor candidate.
30626-HE-48-C	Term Episcopacy
30627-FA-828-D$	Monthly payment of travel by bishop
30628-FO-65.C-D	"Covenant" relationships may be conducted by our ministers
30629-FO-65.G-D	Affirm sexual relations in long-term covenants.
30630-FO-65.G-D	Inability to agree on compatibility of homosexual relationships with Christian teaching.
30631-FO-66.H-D	Equal rights to all persons.
30632-FO-70-D	Delete "marriage" add "covenant relationships."
30633-FO-70-D	Affirm rights and dignity of all persons whatever their race, ethnicity, gender, etc.
30634-FO-304.2-D	Delete "marriage" add "all covenant relationships"
30635-HE-306.4-D	Add "all covenant relationships"
30636-HE-306.4-D	Eliminate 4th & 6th paragraphs p.176 footnote 2 and 3rd para. p. 177
30637-HE-315.9-D	Delete "marriage" add "all covenant relationships" regarding examination of ministerial candidates
30638-HE-321.4-D	Add "all covenant relationships" regarding examination for deacons.
30639-HE-321.4-D	Willingness to relate yourself to all regardless of ethnicity, gender, orientation, age, eco. cond.
30640-HE-326.7-D	Add "all covenant relationships" regarding examination of elders.
30641-HE-326-D	Willingness to relate to all regardless of ethnicity, etc. regarding examination of elders.
30642-GJ-2624.1-D	Delete incompatibility phrase under chargeable offenses
30643-FO-117-D	No unit of UMC shall discriminate
30644-LC-245.6-D	Seek inclusiveness without regard to color, etc.
30645-HE-635.3-D	Delete "sex" add "color, social status, etc."
30646-FA-811.1-D	Include more specific language for general policies.
30647-CS-R540-U	Amnesty International proposes ending abuses based on sexual orientation and defends rights
30648-FO-NonDis-O	Use professional approaches consistent with APA standards when counseling lesbians or gay men.
30649-FO-NonDis-O	Church dedicate itself to be in ministry to all persons.
30650-FO-65.G-D	Affirm physical intimacy in marriage,deplore evils of society and call all persons to holiness.

 

 

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