March 22, 2017 Northern Illinois UMC Pro-LGBTQ Ordination Policy Ruled “Out of Order” Within the United Methodist Church, great fanfare and enthusiastic, polarized reactions have followed various publicity stunts by a vocal minority within our denomination of “disobedience” or “non-conformity” to the UMC’s official policies affirming biblical boundaries for sexual self-control. However, significant setbacks or reversals for this disobedience movement do not always garner as much attention. So it seems worth noting the cancellation of a gay-affirming ordination policy for Chicago-area United Methodists. Click here for the rest of the story: https://juicyecumenism.com/2017/03/22/lgbtq-ordination-policy/