Petition Text: 22406-DI-NonDis-O

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We petition the General Conference to reject efforts to change the statements of faith in the Book of Discipline or in any way give authority to the efforts of the so-called "Confessional Movement."

We have read everything that has come from and about the "Confessional Movement" and have concluded:

1. The United Methodist Church is not a "Confessional" church as the "Confessional Movement" would redefine us.

2. The materials of the "Confessional Movement" convey an arrogance and narrowness of faith.

3. If the "Confessional Movement's" agenda is accepted, it would promote heresy hunting.

4. This confessional theology violates the spirit of the Wesleys (among other things).

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Petition Text: 22406-DI-NonDis-O
1996 United Methodist General Conference