Friday, October 10, 2014

Penalty Options for Signing a Marriage License

       I signed the marriage license at my daughter’s same sex wedding in August, 2014. This is a chargeable offense in the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church. We’re at the stage in the Supervisory Response process where we are pondering the question: What is the appropriate penalty for disobeying the United Methodist church law?
a.     Defrocking – taking away my ministerial credentials
b.     One month’s suspension without pay and specific projects related to fostering conversation about this topic in our Conference
c.      Two week’s suspension without pay and specific projects related to fostering conversation about this topic in our Conference
d.     One week suspension without pay and specific projects related to fostering conversation about this topic in our Conference
e.     One day suspension without pay and specific projects related to fostering conversation about this topic in our Conference
f.       No Suspension and specific projects related to fostering conversation about this topic in our Conference

g.     No penalty and no consequences at all


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