Petition Text: 22866-DI-NonDis-O

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Whereas, The United Methodist Church's present stand on baptism has been in use for many years; and

Whereas, to make a baby or small child a member when baptized will simply lead to more members but less committed members; and

Whereas, we oppose the language change to ¶ 208 proposed in the document "By Water and the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism" which states in part, "...without regard to age or intellectual ability, race or nationality, gender or sexual identity, class...";

Therefore, be it resolved, that the General Conference reject the new baptism document "By Water and the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism"; and

Be it further resolved, that if this document is approved, the Rincon United Methodist Church, in future session, may take other actions to let the General Conference of The United Methodist Church know how strongly she opposes such approval.

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Petition Text: 22866-DI-NonDis-O
1996 United Methodist General Conference