أدلة مبررة للموافقة على إدراج المثليين في الكنيسة
ردود أفعال الكنائس الأخرى على قضية المثليين
ردود أفعالنا تجاه قضية المثليين
مؤشرات واضحة تتعلق بتبني المبادئ الغير إلهية في نظام الكنيسة
النظام اللامركزي ليس هو الحل لمسألة إدراج المثليين في نظام الكنيسة
Simon Mafunda, who lives in Zimbabwe, is the Wesleyan Covenant Association’s vice president for Africa strategy and also part of the Africa Initiative. He said the regionalization plan is not an option for Africa.
“I personally refer to it as a segregation plan designed to muzzle the voices of Africa, which is fast dominating the GC floor,” he said. “It gives even more powers and control to America.”
Mafunda, a longtime lay leader and former member of the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters, noted that he has repeatedly asked why the regionalization plans leaves the five U.S. jurisdictions intact. That would give the United States four administrative layers, compared to three in other regions, he said.
The standing committee’s Worldwide Regionalization legislation does mandate a study to examine whether the U.S. should continue to have jurisdictions. Unlike central conferences, jurisdictions do not have authority to adapt the Discipline.
“Regionalization is a sure way of dismantling the unity that should actually bind us together as a denomination,” Mafunda said. “We cannot regionalize the Bible, especially when it comes to the issue of human sexuality. I believe my voice here represents many voices in Africa, who are saying ‘no’ to regionalization.”