General Conference Legislation Submitted by MFSA

MFSA Authored Petitions:

#1: Academic Freedom

#2: Church's Right of Appeal

#3: God's Grace and Sexual Orientation

#4: Membership of Gideons International

#5: Ministry with and for Transgendered Persons

#6: Peace in the Middle East

#7: Support for the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

#8: Support of Stem Cell Research

#9: Regretful Use of Arms

#10: Reject War as an Instrument of Foreign Policy

#11: Representation to General Conference

#12: Resolution on Support for Families

Petitions Authored by others and submitted by MFSA by way of endorsement:

#13: Celebration of 50 years of Continuous Full Clergy Rights for Women

#14: Church and State Relations

#15: Committee on Disability Concerns

#16: Conference Strategic, Comprehensive Plans for Hispanic/Latino Ministries

#17: Greed

#18: In Defense of International Law And Cooperation Cornerstone of Multilateralism

#19: In Defense of the Refugees and Immigrants Seeking Economic, Spiritual and Emotional Wholeness and Freedom

#20: In Support of the Separation of the State from the Church

#21: Inclusiveness of the Church

#22: Increasing Rate of Teen Suicide

#23: Justice for the people of Vieques, Puerto Rico

#24: Native American Representation in The United Methodist Church

#25: Prejudice Against Muslims and Arabs in the U.S.A.

#26: Putting Children and their Families First

#27: Racial Discrimination as Chargeable Offense (Clergy)

#28: Racial Discrimination as Chargeable Offense (Laity)

#29: Racial Profiling

#30: Rape as a Crime Against Humanity

#31: Rights of Persons with Disabilities

#32: Taking Liberties: On the Stifling of Dissent

#33: Teen Sexual Identity and Suicide Risk

#34: Terrorism

#35: The Church and People with Mental, Physical and/or Psychological Disabilities

#36: The Church's Response to Ethnic and Religious Conflict

#37: The Death Penalty (New Section)

#38: The Humanitarian Impact of Sanctions

#39: Abusive Treatment of People with Mental Disabilities

#40: The United Methodist Church, Justice and World Hunger

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