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Jarell Wilson on #UMCGC and the future of the UMC

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By Shane Raynor, Constance Cherry, James Howell, Susan Arnold
| Ministry Matters
Shane Raynor gets activist Jarell Wilson's take on the 2016 United Methodist General Conference and the future of the United Methodist Church.
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Following Jesus and supporting Donald Trump are utterly irreconcilable

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By Zack Hunt, Adam Hamilton, Rachel May, Shane Raynor
| Ministry Matters
He said his personal motto is “eye for an eye.” He unrepentantly declared he doesn’t ask for forgiveness. He said he want’s to bomb half of the Middle East until there’s “nothing left.” And a wall to keep them out. And laws to keep more of them out. He said it was fine to consider his daughter “a piece of ass.” None of that is reconcilable with the Christian faith. And that was just the campaign.
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Sudafed Christianity

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By Shane Raynor
| Ministry Matters
A couple of years ago, I was dealing with a nasty cold, so I headed to my friendly neighborhood Walgreens for some Sudafed. This had been my over-the-counter decongestant of choice since college, and when I'd combined it with a decent antihistamine, I’d always been able to pretend I didn’t have a cold, even when I had a severe one. It just worked, and it worked well. So I bought some Sudafed for my cold, started taking it, and… nothing. Maybe this is just a weird cold, I thought.
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Businesses, Boycotts and Bullies

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By Shane Raynor
| Ministry Matters
A few years ago, a group organized a boycott of Taco Bell because they felt that the corporation wasn’t paying a fair price for tomatoes. They maintained that this was contributing to poverty conditions for the farm workers who picked the tomatoes. Many jumped on the boycott bandwagon, including my own denomination, The United Methodist Church. I was against the boycott from the beginning because I felt it hurt franchise owners and restaurant employees much more than it hurt the corporation itself.
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