Despite how hyperbolic this topic seems, there are some serious ways in which The United Methodist Church reveals a low view of nonAmerican people. The institution is unavoidably ethnocentric, to the marginalization of the majority world church. A lot of folks are so close to it that they cannot see it. This is my attempt to show as clearly as I can how flawed and sinful the whole structure is by virtue of it privileging some over others based on social location, income, and assent to the new intolerant orthodoxy. The majority of the content in this segment comes from Odell Horne’s “De-Centering Whiteness in Methodism.”

Links

Odell Horne’s De-Centering Whiteness in Methodism - https://www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/11554/de-centering-whiteness-in-methodism

Odell Horne Interview - https://youtu.be/iiwdevVkhNE

Scott Jones Interview - https://youtu.be/eBmU7F40a-o

Jurisdictional Conference Resolution 1 - https://youtu.be/spkg1sC_1sA

Jurisdictional Conference Resolution 2 - https://youtu.be/rOcb9mekhwY

Jurisdictional Conference Resolution 3 - https://youtu.be/kXohKWzRhg8

An Apology to Majority-World Methodists by Odell Horne - https://firebrandmag.com/articles/an-apology-to-majority-world-methodists

Bickerton’s Laughable Video ‘Bishops pledge to continue dismantling racism’ - https://youtu.be/EcIg7JypKG4

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