May 2024

Separate but Equal in the UMC An African American Perspective of Regionalization!

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By Odell Horne, Jr. In 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court that equal, but separate railroad cars for black and white citizens were legal within the state. This case was known as Plessy vs. Ferguson, and it added to a growing wave of segregation laws in the U.S. […]

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An open letter to all local churches of the United Methodist church on the continent of Africa!

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The United Methodist Church at its General Conference held in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, from April 23 to May 3, 2024, forever changed the face of the UMC when it removed the phrase that distinguished it from other Christian denominations concerning the practice of homosexuality, definition of marriage, and established regionalization of the denomination. At

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