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Dan, GREAT NAME!

I am also Methodist and confused by their bland brand of Christianity. I have a wife that is Catholic and I have to say I am very much Catholic in much of my faith. There are a few key points were I do not follow the strict doctrine. One thing is that I believe that Jesus shed his blood for all and the Eucharist should also be for all. I like the open communion at the Methodist Church, but find myself at odds with a church that would rather shut their hearts, minds and doors when it is pointed out that abortion is wrong and should be confronted as an abomination.
Quite ironic since their slogan is Open hears, open minds, open doors!
I went for signatures for the Parental Notification at my Methodist Church. With the Pastor graciously mentioning my petition in both services and my being there after 2 services, I got 10 signatures from 150 that came to both services.
The point I am making is that if you believe in Pro-life values and you cannot stomach the disappointment, change churches. If you can stomach it and have the core values to speak and debate with clarity and conviction on the subject of Abortion, then stick it out. Methodists have to be shown the light or you have to walk out that open door. For a church that prides itself on independence they sure are in lockstep on this issue.

Let me know what you think and how you might proceed. I would love to be able to communicate with as I take the high road at the Headlining church of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

P.S. The RCRC is the group formed by charter member UMC to put a religious OK on abortion and abortion lobbying. Similar to the Rev. Jesse Jackson, you wouldn't think he is involved in extortion or having illegitimate children, being a reverend. Why would a religious group put their seal of approval on something if it were so bad??? GOOD QUESTION

The PCUSA is also pro-choice, but the Pastors from First Prebyterian Church of Aurora and Westminister Presbyterian Church (both in the PCUSA) had great courage and conviction to sign this. Just bc a denomonation is on the wrong path doesn't mean that an individual church within that denomination shouldn't do what God calls us to do, stand for the unborn. We must be the salt of the earth and the light of the world, and our mission field is sometimes within the walls of our own churches. We need to take active roles in our churches and ask the tough questions on where our Pastors and Priests stand on Life issues. We cannot assume that they are Pro-Life (from fertilization until natural death). And if they are not, then as Jesus' followers first - we must take our leaders to task, and hold them responsible.

Unfornutately, the majority of mainline churches tend to lean toward being pro-choice. The Lutheran, Presbyterian - PCUSA (not the EPC, OPC, or PCA), Methodist, and Episcopal Chruch all support abortion early in pregnancy and as the unborn child gets closer to viability they tend to err on the side of life, but not always.

I know that at the City Council meetings there was a Methodist Minister who spoke on behalf of PP and abortion. So again, we need to continue to educate our Pastors and Priests. For there are many who believe that abortion is a good moral choice.

If either of you would like to understand how they reconcil being a Christian and Pro-abortion, go to:
http://www.rcrc.org. This organization supports abortion up to the point of birth. Their goal is to push the secular, pro-abortion agenda into the Church. They represent Catholics, Protestants, as well as many other religions.

Most believed brother
May i come close to your good serve with my heart felt greetings in our lords more precious name.

Praise be to the lord for iam blessed with an ocassion to let your good self know what my data is about.iam pastor ch.showraiah working in the slum area where dispressed opressed down trodden by introducing is spontaneous.Love to the above said.Brother my target is to save the unsaved to add to his kingdom by his sufficinet grace may i also humble to inform your good self that iam very much attached to the childerns in the same area which is already spoken about.Whenever i looked for the childerns it aches very much as iam not able to do any thing for them after many prayers to the lord he gave me the vision to start an orphange since there are severa orphanges and ophans as well.

Iam very much concerned about childerns living and wanderning in the streets.They are garmented and cannot eat half meal a day.child Labour in our soil is so sading situation.childerns without the parents ,childerns with either or mother are more in our area where i worked beloved.Brother in this regard may i wage your good self to see that an orphange is started with for which i seek your cordial co operation which can be unable me to do so.
Beloved brother considering that today childerns are tommorows citizens.I requested very much too see that the childerns are blesed with the growth of lord jesus as he grew in the wisdom and age in the grace of men and in the grace of the lord."Last Verses of the second chapter of Luke".
So i may once again request to your goodself to see that my zeal is contrable to your good self and may i also await your positive response that can favour many childern of your our area.Once iam replied i will be sending the prapassed designed project.May god richly,warmly,obediently blessed your good self in this eternal highness your co-cobouraw in his harvesting.

your sincerely,
Pastor Showraiah
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Near ramalayam, e-mail;-pastorshowryraj@yahoo.com
Burripalem road,
Nazarpet,Tenali, Guntur.Dist,
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I wanted to respond to Dan's concern about the Methodists. Dan, unfortunately the United Methodist Church is pro-choice. They don't like abortion but in only a few cases will they condemn it such as it's use in gender selection.

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