Wesley Methodist Church in Penang is thought to have been built in 1891. (Photo: Church.com.my) The Methodist Church in Malaysia has broken ranks with its British counterpart by refusing to endorse same-sex marriages. In a decision that was deemed “momentous,” the Methodist Conference in the United Kingdom decided last week to change the definition of marriage to include same-sex unions as well with a vote of 254-46 in favor among the 300 delegates. The decision means that ministers of the Methodist Church, which is Britain’s fourth-largest Christian denomination with more than 4,000 churches, can officially perform weddings for same-sex marriages, although they won’t be forced to do so if they oppose such unions out of religious conviction. Subscribe to your daily free newsletter from UCA News Thank you. You are now signed up to Daily newsletter However, the Malaysian Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops has issued a statement in which it stresses that it is an autonomous entity …
Interestingly, heretical religions reflect the same cultural trend seen in The Church. Namely, the "third world" communities uphold more traditional teachings vs. the "woke" West.