[Magdalen] Jeff Sessions Brought Up On Church Charges

[Grace Cangialosi]

Well, yes, that’s what I was picturing. But then after reading David’s comment, I thought maybe I had the wrong denomination.
I haven’t been to a Methodist service in years, except for an occasional funeral, but my sense has been that they seem to be moving in a more formal, liturgical direction.

> On Jun 21, 2018, at 1:36 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Eleanor
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> On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 1:15 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> I was thinking they had a book of services like the Lutherans and
>> Episcopalians. Is that not the case?
>> 
>>> On Jun 21, 2018, at 11:41 AM, cantor03--- via Magdalen <
>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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>>> It is well known, however, that southern Methodists tend to be more
>> conservative.
>>> It is their opposition that has kept the UMC from marrying gays and
>> lesbian couples,
>>> I am told by members of the Methodist "Affirmation" group.
>>> 
>>> I've mentioned before on this list my astonishment at the general
>> development
>>> of loose, informal liturgies in Methodist churches.  When I was growing
>> up
>>> Methodist worship in the Upper Midwest USA, at least, was essentially
>> like
>>> Episcopal Morning Prayer.  Now Methodists have gone all informal chatty.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> David S.
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>>> 
>>> In a message dated 6/20/2018 11:43:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
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>>> 
>>> David, I could be wrong, but I think I read that he was a Baptist before
>> becoming a Methodist. I don’t say that to malign Baptists in any way, but
>> their style has tended to be more evangelical and fundamentalist than
>> Methodists, and that sometimes sticks.
>>