IRD's Mark Tooley on the Lake J. Controversy

The Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN), an unofficial advocacy group for gays and lesbians within The United Methodist Church, will be holding its "Hearts on Fire" conference at Lake Junaluska, a church-owned-and-operated conference center in North Carolina. Some have protested, arguing that RMN's mission is inconsistent with United Methodist Social Principles. Mark Tooley, of the Institute for Religion and Democracy's (IRD) UM Action, explains in a letter obtained by Untied Methodist why he and his organization feel that RMN should not be allowed to use the facilities at Lake Junaluska.

Mark will be a guest this Sunday on Christian Dissent Live (6:00–8:00 a.m. CST on 98.9 WRFN, Radio Free Nashville), so I'll let you read the letter and save my questions and comments for the interview.

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