{"id":52668,"date":"2017-04-29T18:10:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T22:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-statement-on-united-methodist-churchs-decision-to-rescind-appointment-of-lesbian-bishop\/"},"modified":"2017-04-29T18:10:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T22:10:47","slug":"hrc-statement-on-united-methodist-churchs-decision-to-rescind-appointment-of-lesbian-bishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-statement-on-united-methodist-churchs-decision-to-rescind-appointment-of-lesbian-bishop\/","title":{"rendered":"HRC Statement on United Methodist Church\u2019s Decision to Rescind Appointment of Lesbian Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>HRC Statement on United Methodist Church\u2019s Decision to Rescind Appointment of Lesbian Bishop<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.hrc.org\/images\/made\/images\/remote\/http_hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/files\/images\/blog\/StainedGlass-1600x900_640_360.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>HRC released the following statement in response to the United Methodist Church\u2019s (UMC) decision to rescind the appointment of openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a> Bishop Karen Oliveto. Oliveto\u2019s appointment was challenged earlier this year by the South Central Jurisdiction of the Church.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLGBTQ religious leaders deserve the recognition of their peers, and the opportunity to lead the faithful in the same way non-LGBTQ leaders do,\u201d said Ashland Johnson, Director of Public Education and Research. \u201cThe Western Jurisdiction of the Church saw fit to recognize, elevate and celebrate Bishop Oliveto. We are disappointed that the UMC did not honor their congregants\u2019 decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the May 2016 General Conference, the gathering of UMC\u2019s top policy-making body, the Council of Bishops established the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/who-we-are\/commission-on-a-way-forward\" target=\"_blank\">Commission on a Way Forward<\/a>. The purpose of the Commission is to develop a complete examination and possible revision of every paragraph regarding human sexuality in the Book of Discipline, the formal collection of United Methodist doctrine, beliefs and policies that outline the roles and responsibilities of local churches. The Council of Bishops charged the Commission with addressing LGBTQ issues and exploring options to maintain and strengthen the Church as a whole. According to its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/who-we-are\/commission-on-a-way-forward-about-us\" target=\"_blank\">mission<\/a>, the Commission\u2019s work is intended to \u201cinform deliberation across the whole church and to help the Council of Bishops in their service to the next General Conference,\u201d which will take place during a special session in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/news-and-media\/bishops-approve-plan-for-sexuality-panel\" target=\"_blank\">early 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the interim, the South Central Jurisdiction of the Church asked the church\u2019s high court to review Oliveto\u2019s elevation.\u00a0 It alleges Oliveto\u2019s election violates the Book of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/news-and-media\/court-sets-oral-hearing-on-gay-bishop-issue\" target=\"_blank\">Discipline<\/a>. This review is one of seven similar cases went before the church court from April 25-28, in direct conflict with church\u2019s previous position that such LGBTQ-related deliberations would be held in abeyance until the 2018 special session.<\/p>\n<p>People look to their faith as a source of guidance and inspiration &#8212; and LGBTQ people are no different. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/explore\/topic\/religion-faith\" target=\"_blank\">HRC Foundation\u2019s Religion and Faith Program<\/a> is working to create a world where nobody is forced to choose between who they are, whom they love and what they believe. Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/explore\/topic\/religion-faith\" target=\"_blank\">www.hrc.org\/explore\/topic\/religion-faith<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-statement-on-united-methodist-churchs-decision-to-rescind-appointment?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-statement-on-united-methodist-churchs-decision-to-rescind-appointment?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HRC Statement on United Methodist Church\u2019s Decision to Rescind Appointment of Lesbian Bishop HRC released the following statement in response to the United Methodist Church\u2019s (UMC) decision to rescind the appointment of openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a> Bishop Karen Oliveto. Oliveto\u2019s appointment was challenged earlier this year by the South Central Jurisdiction of the Church. \u201cLGBTQ religious leaders &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-statement-on-united-methodist-churchs-decision-to-rescind-appointment-of-lesbian-bishop\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">HRC Statement on United Methodist Church\u2019s Decision to Rescind Appointment of Lesbian Bishop<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>HRC Statement on United Methodist Church\u2019s Decision to Rescind Appointment of Lesbian Bishop - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-statement-on-united-methodist-churchs-decision-to-rescind-appointment-of-lesbian-bishop\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HRC Statement on United Methodist Church\u2019s Decision to Rescind Appointment of Lesbian Bishop - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HRC Statement on United Methodist Church\u2019s Decision to Rescind Appointment of Lesbian Bishop HRC released the following statement in response to the United Methodist Church\u2019s (UMC) decision to rescind the appointment of openly lesbian Bishop Karen Oliveto. 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