Petition Text: 22517-GJ-NonDis-O

We believe that all lay persons employed by boards, agencies, and committees of The United Methodist Church are in a different category than if they were employed in a secular job, because the Church is always called upon to model a moral lifestyle before the world and because lay employees have their salaries paid by the Church, which advocates this moral standard.

Though we do not believe that lay employees who consider themselves to be homosexual should be terminated, we do believe that such employees should not be allowed to use their position or place of employment in the Church to advocate or promote a lifestyle that is contrary to the standards for ordained ministers listed in the Discipline.

As members of the Administrative Board of First United Methodist Church, Niceville, Florida, we call upon the 1996 General Conference to establish this as the standard for all lay employees of The United Methodist Church and to terminate all employees who refuse to abide by this standard.

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Petition Text: 22517-GJ-NonDis-O
1996 United Methodist General Conference