General Conference 2008
BWARM members at General Conference.
"Actions of General Conference marginalize some people, delegates says" by Ralph Williams, member at Foundry UMC in Washington, DC. (May 2008)
Letter to the Editor of the Washington Blade by BWARM Chair, Adam Briddell: "Standing for change in United Methodist Church" (5/30/08)
"The BWC at General Conference" by Melissa Lauber, Baltimore-Washington Conference UMC, 5/08.
GC Wrap-Up
General Conference is finished for another quadrennium, and our work for full inclusion of LGBT persons in the life of the church continues.
- Official GC website - watch video clips of highlights and plenary sessions, read news stories and view legislation
- Reconciling Ministries Network's GC Blog has links to lots of photos, specific legislation, and more
- Methodist Students for an All-Inclusive Church (MoSAIC)'s Blog
- Methodist Federation for Social Action Reflections on GC - and MFSA's GC Legislative Wrap-up
- Affirmation with daily publication Out
- UM NeXus Blogging at GC
Ralph and Mittie at the MoSAIC/OnFire Rally.
Report from April 30 - GC voted to maintain "incompatible with Christian teaching" language:
- MFSA's May 1 Daily Social Questions Bulletin
- Pictures and more on Reconciling Ministries Network's blog
- "United Methodists uphold homosexuality stance" by Robin Russell, United Methodist News Service, 4/30/08.
Common Witness folks
meet to debrief.
Judicial Council Elections:
RMN Press Release: United Methodists Elect High Court In The Midst of Controversy, 4/28/08
Witness on the Plenary Floor:
Witness on the Plenary Floor from Reconciling Ministries Network on Vimeo.
FULL TEXT: Proclamation – Witness – General Conference 2008 – Ft. Worth, TX – Drafted by the Witness Team of Reconciling Ministries Network, Rev. David W. Meredith, Convener
PRESS CONFERENCE following the Witness: Audio from UMNS (mp3) and Photos