Petition Index: 31051- 31100
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31051-FO-64-D Social Principles are not binding on UMC members 31052-FO-65.C-D Bishops shall comply with 65C 31053-FO-65.G-D Allow ministers who feel blessing gay unions is not incompatible w/Christian teaching to do so 31054-FO-65.C-D Ministers may conduct homosexual unions in their churches 31055-FO-65.C-D Fidelity is also shared by two people of the same gender 31056-FO-65.C-D Homosexual unions shall not be approved, supported or conducted in UMC buildings 31057-FO-65.D-D Remarriage while ex-spouse is living is incompatible w/Christian teaching 31058-FO-65.C-D Ceremonies that marry divorced person to another while ex-spouse alive are forbidden in UMC 31059-FO-65.J-D Abortion must have approval of 2 MDs and the father of the child before occurs 31060-FO-65.C-D Homosexual unions not to be condoned in UMC 31061-FO-65.F-D Remove the word "gender" and replace with "sex" 31062-FO-65.G-D Replace current wording of this paragraph on human sexuality 31063-FO-NonDis-O Retain all existing homosexual language in the Social Principles, BOR and BOD 31064-FO-65.G-D Sexual relations affirmed only w/in marriage of one man & one woman 31065-FO-65.G-D Holy Scriptures support male/female marriage and not same gender marriages 31066-FO-65.G-D Strict worldwide laws against sexual exploitation including media images 31067-FO-65.G-D Need age appropriate sex education 31068-FO-65-D All persons are individuals of sacred worth, regardless of sexual orientation 31069-FO-65-D Full acceptance for all persons in all church rituals 31070-FO-65.G-D Sexuality expressed only in marriage between one male and one female 31071-FO-65.G-D Name calling, bashing and other judging behaviors are inappropriate for Christians 31072-FO-65.G-D Local churches encouraged to study homosexuality using UMC official study materials 31073-FO-65.G-D Delete last paragraph of 65G 31074-FO-65.G-D Do not condone idea that homosexuality is innate, irresistible or irreversible 31075-FO-65.G-D Commit selves to prayer/conferencing on issue of homosexuality/human sexuality grounded in quadrila 31076-FO-65.J-D UMC statement not strong enough so add that we believe life of unborn child should be protected 31077-FO-65.J-D Deplore violent acts directed against those that provide abortion even tho don't support abortion 31078-FO-65.J-D Human life begins in the womb at conception and abortion is not a safe procedure 31079-FO-65.J-D Abortion is incompatible with Christian teaching 31080-FO-65.J-D No official agency of UMC may be contrary to the UMC abortion ban;church keep nurturing ministries 31081-FO-65.J-D Retain this paragraph as worded 31082-FO-NonDis-O Oppose any changes that would grant approval of partial-birth abortion 31083-FO-NonDis-O Retain language in BOD on the sanctity of the unborn child 31084-FO-66.G-D Through repentance & faith in Jesus homosexuality can be changed-gen'l agencies share this 31085-CO-NonDis-O Set up policy that every A.C. w/at least ten delegates to G.C. at least one shall be youth 31086-FO-66.H-D Judging behaviors are not appropriate actions for those who consider themselves Christian 31087-FO-66.H-D Support efforts to stop marginalization of former homosexuals & transgendered persons 31088-FO-66-D Church support adoption agencies where biological parents unable to care for child/ren 31089-FO-67.D-D Ensure products one purchases are not made in sweatshop conditions 31090-FO-69.D-D United Nations is anti-Christian and anti-God 31091-HE-300-D Eligibility & rights of associate members 31092-FO-65.J-D Reword paragraph 65 to indicate inability to categorically approve abortion 31093-CO-600-D Responsibilities of annual conferences and director of connectional ministries 31094-HE-429.6-D Director of Connectional Ministries replaces Conference Council Director 31095-GJ-907.1-D Director of connectional Ministries shall be elected as a voting member of the council 31096-GJ-718-D Director of Connectional Ministries replaces conference council director title 31097-FA-609.2-D Change title to Director of Connectional Ministries 31098-CC-NonDis-O Macedonian call from Methodists in Southern Europe 31099-HE-338.1-D Clergy transfers from another conference shall transfer their records too 31100-LC-NonDis-O A call to undergird cooperative parish ministries & ecumenically shared ministries
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