Secular Envy Among the Leadership: Why Every Methodist Needs to Worry

Anyone who follows the sociopolitical issues impacting the United Methodist Church (UMC) these days knows that secularism is on the march and finding a congenial home in my church. A perusal of its most recent resolutions shows (among other things) a concern with being up-to-date on "the latest science." defined, at least in part, as Darwinian evolution. You might call it secular envy.

See, for example, the church's commitment to the Clergy Letter Project, which I noted here yesterday. The C...