Tuesday Morning Briefing (Apr. 22, 2025)

“Drag queen group mocks Jesus, Christianity in Easter show marketed to kids” by Peter Pinedo of Fox News - Drag queen group mocks Jesus, Christianity in Easter show marketed to kids | Fox News

11 former UM local churches filed against the South Carolina Conference of the UMC on April 14 at the State Supreme Court - https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/news/former-united-methodists-property-sue-sc-supreme-court/article_17c2fc0f-6f51-4fe4-be1a-4964aed221cf.html

Dr. Muriel Nelson of the IMW in Liberia publicly leaves UMC over regionalization - https://www.womenvoicesnewspaper.org/liberia-umc-womens-leader-resigns/ followed by Adama Tombrkai of the Men’s Division - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15AV5DeJqH/?mibextid=wwXIfr

UMC Rev. Andy Oliver (he/him/his) lit candle for Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Easter - https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2025/04/21/florida-methodist-church-lights-candle-for-kilmar-abrego-garcia-on-easter/

Christianity Today publishes article saying nails weren’t used in Jesus’ crucifixion - https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/04/was-jesus-crucified-with-nails/ also https://x.com/HonestYPTweets/status/1914050297233629350

Not the Bee draws negative attention to Methodism - https://notthebee.com/article/what-in-the-world-is-happening-in-this-methodist-church-we-believe-in-a-brown-palestinian-jew-a-black-messiah?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR68Q7Kd5Vb7e7ayXj6MENkjqhmcO3VCNeWl375A057NRO5GdqLbrykwMb7Pqw_aem_10RDdPCQ8dv7t0RaSryblA

GMC launched in Zimbabwe - https://www.herald.co.zw/umc-breakway-church-launched/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5nTZVHisB_XGxGNUPNOpBMWchDAoY0ylx9qu8PKpP_zgbMDeJZlgP1UCfYbA_aem_cz4O2iG2O0N1QTYxAT02xQ

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