Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – The Hypocrisy of Politics in the Church [Part 35] 29 Oct 2020 In 1965, after President Lyndon Johnson's reelection, the US roles in Vietnam escalated. Four officials from the Board of Christian Social Concerns, including two bishops and board chief Dudley Ward,…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – The Hypocrisy of Politics in the Church [Part 34] 22 Oct 2020 Today many pastors...church leaders... find comfort in avoiding politics thus not 'offending' anyone. However, politics is not about to let the church off that easy. The church must be willing…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – The Hypocrisy of Politics in the Church [Part 33] 15 Oct 202016 Oct 2020 It was only a matter of time before the Methodist Church would move beyond the political turmoil of racial politics and into the realm of societal politics...national and worldwide. In…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – The Hypocrisy of Politics in the Church [Part 32] 8 Oct 2020 Even with the forward progress the Methodist Church had made in race relations, all was not yet well. Some black demonstrators protested at the 1968 General Conference in Dallas for…
Politics and the Church Politics and the Church – The Hypocrisy of Politics in the Church [Part 31] 2 Oct 2020 The 1963 Methodist Human Relations Conference was attended by 1,100 Methodists and featured activist James Meredith, comedian and activist Dick Gregory, and Martin Luther King Jr. It also sent a…