A Tale of Judicial Dysfunction: Updates on the UMC Immune System

Each annual conference in the UMC is expected to oversee processes around the filing of charges against clergy who work against the doctrine and discipline of the denomination. There is a longstanding effort among progressive activists to use this system to simultaneously waste money and change the norms of the covenant body. I have covered a number of these attempts. This episode gives some history for this strategy and then gives updates on two situations on which I have reported in the past. Enjoy!

Links

Time Article on Amy DeLong - https://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2080401,00.html

UMNews Article on Amy DeLong - https://www.umnews.org/en/news/details-of-penalty-for-rev-amy-delong

Good News Magazine Article on Amy DeLong - https://goodnewsmag.org/what-i-would-say-to-amy-delong/

YouTube Channel Page for Transforming Congregations - https://www.youtube.com/@UChlSkHqFMga94sbAiOYzQUA

Drew Ensz's Legal Case Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/EnszCase

ReligionNews Article about Nonbinary Wedding - https://religionnews.com/2023/04/19/umc-clergy-reportedly-face-complaint-church-trial-after-marrying-nonbinary-couple/

Just Resolution Language from Mississippi AC - https://mississippi-email.brtapp.com/viewinsite/449a8c9d8dcf3882d4cd3f32e84cd6b2?email=bonniecol@yahoo.com

Timeline

0:00 - Introduction

1:00 - History & Background: Amy DeLong

14:33 - Drew Ensz Update

23:22 - Paige Swaim-Presley & Elizabeth Davidson Update

27:00 - Analysis & Closing Thoughts

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