Will I Find Faith When I Return

 What does it even mean today to follow Jesus?  Can you make up in your mind what it means to you?  Can you ignore things he said that disagree with what you think or feel?  Apparently so.

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Over the weekend, the formation of a new Methodist denomination was announced during an online worship service hosted by former and current Methodist church leaders. 

According to organizers, the Liberation Methodist Connexion (LMX), as the group will be called, is a socially progressive denomination that will reimage what it means to follow Jesus. But even a cursory review of the new denomination reveals nothing close to orthodox Christianity.

According to LMX leaders, fidelity to Scripture or Christian theology is not a priority for the new denomination. In fact, as one leader explained, "There are no doctrinal litmus tests" for joining the movement. "We seek not answers that lead to correct doctrines as to why we suffer. We seek correct actions, correct praxis, where God sustains us during the unanswerable questions," argued Rev. Althea Spencer-Miller, another LMX leader.

No doubt one of the first Methodist churches to come running to the new denomination will be Claremont United Methodist Church in California.  The theologically progressive congregation recently erected a nativity display that centered on the message of Black Lives Matter.  The display, features the Virgin Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in front of a wall of BLM demonstrators holding protest signs that include statements like "Let justice roll down like waters," "I Can't Breathe," "Jesus Wept," and "Say Their Names."  

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