Teens Reject Confirmation in Projest of UMC Stance on LGBT Clergy

While the article doesn't state whether these kids are LGBT or LGBT friendly, it doesn't matter. That they would stand up to established religion is amazing to me. I do not have a problem with people believing in God or A god or nothing at all. It's the organized religions that tell people how to believe that ticks me off. And this is organized religion telling people that homosexuality and bisexuality and transgender people are wrong. We ain't. You are.

OMAHA, Neb. - A group of teenagers decided not to stand by and watch as the United Methodist Church voted in favor of anti-LGBT measures.

The confirmation class of 2019 was all set to finally become full members of their church -- the First United Methodist Church in Omaha, Nebraska -- after a year of learning about their faith and exploring their beliefs.

But when it came time to join, the eight teens decided against it.

"We want to be clear that, while we love our congregation, we believe that the United Methodist policies on LGBTQ+ clergy and same sex marriage are immoral," the group wrote in a statement. "We are concerned that if we join at this time, we will be sending a message that we approve of this decision."

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