Methobattling

Kurt Boemler is tired of infighting among Methobloggers:

When I joined the Methodist Blog Roll I was thrilled to see that someone was doing something to extend the connection through and into cyberspace. As I read through the articles I was surprised and a bit assured to find that not all who claimed United Methodism were on the same page socially, politically, or theologically. However, as I dug deeper into prevailing themes and especially the comment threads, I became increasingly distressed. I saw the same scenarios I had lived out in my encounters with several subscribers of ideologies different than my own. Methodists were fighting among themselves. I sound naïve as I write this, but I didn’t think that would happen. That’s something that Methodists tried not to do with anyone. Our willingness to come into communion with others, leaving our petty differences behind to sit as brothers and sisters around Christ’s table is what I love most about being United Methodist. I get the distinct impression that there are some members of the Wesley Blog community who would not only detest the idea of sharing in Christ’s body and blood with me, but may actually denounce the legitimacy of my relationship with Christ as my savior based on my voting record, opinions on the death penalty and abortion, or even on my understanding of the Sacraments.