Sunday, April 27, 2008

No, really, there aren't strings atttached

The Institute for Religion and Democracy (which is not associated with the United Methodist Church but seems intent on bending the UMC to its will or destroying it) has given General Conference delegates from Africa and South America free cell phones to use during the 10 days of the conference. Along with the phones are instructions, including strong suggestions on how to vote for key Right-wing candidates for boards and Judicial Council (the body that interprets what GC meant until GC meets again) and for key Right-wing petitions (especially, anti-gay ones). The phone accounts are also connected up to an automated text-message system so that these delegates will get a message reminding them of the proper way to vote just as the vote is to take place. The delegates are supposed to listen to the Holy Spirit when voting. But the IRD would rather certain delegates listen to them.

The conference delegates overwhelmingly voted in favor of a petition to establish an ethics panel as part of the 2012 GC.

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