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Rev Ralph W Howe

Isn't it odd that just as the balance of power in the UMC is about to shift to Africa, Asia and South America, the US folks are trying to keep "those people" from influencing how we do church in the US? Since they are liberal, it couldn't be racism, could it?

Steve

Yes, it appears we will be maintaining a colonial structure for the UMC that is steeped in racism. If the amendments are indeed defeated it gives the African conferences and Filipinos one more reason to move toward separation and becoming autonomous churches like the Latin American and Korean Methodists. What is being lost in the debates is the fact that the Central Conference bishops requested these changes. Rejection by the US conferences says that we don't care about the wishes of the Central Conference leaders. We like our colonial church just the way it is, thank you very much.

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