In our covenant we are called to trust one another as we recommend, examine, and elect candidates for the ordained ministry and conference membership. It would seem that the actions of a small minority within our church have shattered this trust and covenant. This forces us into greater and greater legalisms to try to enforce the shattered covenant, a process which is proving to be most unpleasant. That should be enough. We do not need endless prohibitions on the ordination of practicing homosexuals or prohibitions on same-sex unions.
Every person has the right to a job at a living wage.
Though coercion, violence, and war are presently the ultimate sanctions in international relations, we reject them as incompatible with the gospel and spirit of Christ.