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"Epistles from the IRD" - including archives of their decidedly un-Christian, extremist positions
The following links are to the writings of Mark Tooley (and a few others -- see below for an explanation) as originally found on the "Unofficial Confessing Movement" site. (Note: the UCM site has disappeared and the domain now forwards to an online poker website. Because these writings have apparently disappeared down the memory hole, archived copies are presented in their place.)
- CHURCH GROUP BACKS ABORTION RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN (July 7, 1998)
- Traditional Methodists Chafe Under Liberals (July 5, 1998)
- Article [“A House Divided”] Did Not Fully Portray United Methodist Church (June 3, 1998)
- The Privatization (And Trivialization) Of Marriage
- ECUMENICAL STUDENT CONFERENCE INCLUDES PRO-“GAY” THEMES (January 4, 1999)
- IRD FINDS IRONIES IN NCC PLEA TO SAVE CLINTON FROM TRIAL (January 8, 1998)
- UMACTION RESPONDS TO UNITED METHODIST REPORTER (November 1998)
- IRD COMMENTS ON UPCOMING UNITED METHODIST HOMOSEXUAL “WEDDING” (January 15, 1999)
- General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church
- USCC JOINS HANDS WITH NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (January 1999)
- USCC JOINS HANDS (wrong title on page, but about Clinton, January 1999)
- “GAY RIGHTS” HAS HIDDEN AGENDA (February 3, 1999)
- JESUS SEMINAR LEADER SPEAKS AT UM SEMINARY (February 20, 1999)
- JESUS SCHOLARS DEBATE AT NATIONAL CATHEDRAL (February 22, 1999)
- CHURCH COUNCIL CELEBRATES ASH WEDNESDAY (February 23, 1999)
- UM AGENCY OPPOSES CHURCH STANCE ON HOMOSEXUALITY (March 8, 1999)
- JESUS SEMINAR LEADER SPEAKS TO UM GROUPS (March 10, 1999)
- COSROW HIRES GENERAL CONFERENCE LOBBYIST (March 16, 1999)
- HATEFUL PASTOR DISTORTS CHRISTIANITY (March 17, 1999)
- CHURCH RENEWAL LEADERS: OVERLY-PUBLICIZED PASTOR DOES NOT SPEAK FOR CHRISTIANS WHEN HE CLAIMS GOD “HATES” HOMOSEXUALS (March 29, 1999)
- HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVISTS TAKE ON BOY SCOUTS AGAIN (March 29, 1999)
- PASTORS FOR CASTRO (April 3, 1999)
- MARIO CUOMO, JOYCELYN ELDERS ADDRESS UM EVENT (April 6, 1999)
- GLOBAL MINISTRIES DISCUSSES ANTI-EVANGELISM SPEAKER (April 27, 1999)
- UM BISHOPS CONDEMN U.S. MILITARY ACTION IN YUGOSLAVIA (May 14, 1999)
- ECUMENICAL EDUCATORS EVENTS SEEKS BUT DOES NOT FIND (May 20, 1999)
- ECUMENICAL WASHINGTON SEMINAR TOUTS SYCRETISM, LIBERAL POLITICS (June 3, 1999)
- HOMOSEXUAL GROUPS DEMAND EQUAL SPACE AT HIGH SCHOOLS (June 7, 1999)
- JIMMY CREECH ADDRESSES MFSA DINNER IN WASHINGTON, DC (June 15, 1999)
- CLINTON'S CHURCH OPPOSES HOMOSEXUAL AMBASSADOR (June 18, 1999)
- CUBAN CHURCHES GAIN SOME FREEDOM BUT FACE EXPLOITATION (July 7, 1999)
- ECUMENICAL ABORTION-RIGHTS COALITION HOSTS WASHINGTON SUMMIT (July 14, 1999)
- UNITED METHODIST WOMEN'S DIVISION TRIES TO TRAIN STUDENTS (August 10, 1999)
- IRD NEWS RELEASE: IRD Thanks Churches for Defending Boy Scout Policy on Homosexuality (August 11, 1999 - Steve Rempe, IRD)
- COURT RULING ON BOY SCOUTS DIVIDES DENOMINATION (August 16, 1999)
- UNITED METHODIST YOUTH RALLY MOSTLY FOCUSES ON CHRIST (August 17, 1999)
- CLINTON OFFERS TO FREE PUERTO RICAN TERRORISTS (August 18, 1999)
- SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAWS FUEL CONFLICT AND CONTROVERSY (August 24, 1999)
- ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP SEEKS TO GREEN AMERICA'S CHURCHES (September 1, 1999)
- CLINTON OFFERS TO FREE PUERTO RICAN TERRORISTS II (September 2, 1999)
- COLD WAR DOUBLE STANDARDS STILL UNDERLIE DEBATE OVER TERRORISM (September 20, 1999)
- COSROW FALLS SHORT OF ENDORSING SAME-SEX UNIONS (September 30, 1999)
- STOP THE HATE HAS NOT SO HIDDEN AGENDA (October 8, 1999)
- “JUBILEE” CAMPAIGN WANTS TO CANCEL ALL THIRD WORLD DEBT (October 6, 1999)
- UM AGENCY OPPOSES BOY SCOUTS AND URGES CLEMENCY FOR CONVICTED MURDERER (October 12, 1999)
- LEFT UNITES BEHIND IMPRISONED LEONARD PELTIER (November 7, 1999)
- CHURCH COUNCIL HAS LITTLE TO CELEBRATE (November 10, 1999)
- RADICAL JESUS SEMINAR REACHES OUT TO LOCAL CHURCHES (November 15, 1999)
- CHURCH COUNCILS EXPLOIT KOREAN WAR TRAGEDY (November 28, 1999)
- BANKRUPT CHURCH COUNCIL TRIES TO CELEBRATE (November 23, 1999)
- GLOBAL MINISTRIES DISBURSES GRANTS (November 29, 1999)
- CHICAGO RELIGIOUS LEADERS CRITICIZE SOUTHERN BAPTISTS (December 3, 1999)
- WORSHIP LEADER AT WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES ASSAILS SCRIPTURE (December 13, 1999)
- UM SCHOLARS DEBATE BIBLE'S AUTHORITY (December 13, 1999)
- CASTRO-FRIENDLY NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES IS NOT A NEUTRAL ARBITER IN DISPUTE OVER DISPLACED CUBAN BOY (January 12, 2000 - Steve Rempe, IRD)
- U.S. CHURCH LEADERS FIGHT U.S. NAVY FACILITY AT VIEQUES (January 11, 2000)
- HOMOSEXUALITY ADDRESSED AT UMCOM GENERAL CONFERENCE BRIEFING (January 19, 2000)
- THE CHURCH COUNCIL AND LITTLE ELIAN (January 27, 2000)
- JOAN BROWN CAMPBELL SAYS GOOD-BYE TO NCC (January 24, 2000)
- CHURCH PUBLICATIONS EQUATE RELIGIOUS CONSERVATIVISM WITH “HATE” (February 2, 2000)
- A BISHOP SAYS GOOD-BYE (February 9, 2000)
- ILIFF SPEAKERS DISCUSS HOMOSEXUALITY (February 18, 2000)
- JESUS SEMINAR SPEAKERS CONDEMN THE “FAIRY TALES” OF THE GOSPELS (February 24, 2000)
- CHURCH COUNCIL STRUGGLES WITH FINANCE AND MISSION
- RADICAL CHURCH LEADERS REPUDIATED BY CALIFORNIA VOTERS ON MARRIAGE REFERENDUM, IRD OBSERVES (March 10, 2000)
- THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE JESUS SEMINAR (March 14, 2000)
- A FEISTY CARDINAL ENTERS THE WINTER OF LIFE (March 23, 2000)
- CHURCH AGENCY RAISES MONEY FOR ELIAN'S FATHER; IRD RESPONDS (April 7, 2000 - Steve Rempe)
- RELIGIOUS COMMUNICATORS SEARCH FOR A STORY (April, 5, 2000)
- FOX NEWS: SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRIT HUME-Interview With Mark Tooley (04/10/2000)
- LABYRINTHS ARE LATEST FAD FOR SPIRITUAL SEEKERS (April 13, 2000)
- CHURCHES, LITTLE ELIAN AND GREG CRAIG (April 27, 2000)
- MFSA SPEAKER JAMES LAWSON ATTACKS UM RENEWAL GROUPS (May 7, 2000)
- IRD RESPONDS TO UNITED METHODIST OPPOSITION TO U.S. NAVY ON VIEQUES (May 8, 2000)
- UM CHURCH AGENCY DEFENDS FUNDING FOR LAWYER GREG CRAIG IN ELIAN CASE (May 8, 2000)
- BISHOPS RESPOND TO HOMOSEXUALITY DEMONSTRATIONS (May 10, 2000)
- HOMOSEXUAL 'SOULFORCE' RALLIES AT GENERAL CONFERENCE (May 10, 2000)
- IRD COMMENDS UNITED METHODIST REJECTION OF “GAY” AGENDA (May 12, 2000 - Abigail Noll)
- IRD NOTES UM GENERAL CONFERENCE SHIFT ON SOCIAL ISSUES (May 17, 2000)
- UNITED METHODISTS MOVE TO THE CENTER (May 30, 2000)
- THOUGHTS ON ATHANASIUS (May 31, 2000)
- IRD COMMENDS CHURCH GROUPS THAT STOOD WITH BOY SCOUTS (June 29, 2000)
- BOY SCOUTS' COURT VICTORY IS SUPPOSEDLY “PYRRHIC” (July 5, 2000)
- CHURCH COUNCIL WANTS CATHOLIC & EVANGELICAL PARTNERSHIPS (July 22, 2000)
- RELIGIOUS COALITION LOBBIES FOR ABORTION, GAY RIGHTS (August 7, 2000)
- EPISCOPAL INSTITUTE PROMOTES PANTHEISM, SYNCRETISM (August 15, 2000)
- CHURCH LEADERS REPEAT MISTAKES OVER NUCLEAR WEAPONS (August 29, 2000)
- PERKINS HOSTS DEBATE ON HOMOSEXUALITY (August 28, 2000)
- IRD Urges NCC “Don't Forget Religious Liberty and Democracy in Cuba” (August 31, 2000)
- THE COALITION FOR UNITED METHODIST ACCOUNTABILITY (September 8, 2000)
- EXPLORATION CONFERENCE LETTER (September 12, 2000)
- CHURCH-BACKED RELIEF GROUP SERVES CHINESE GOVERNMENT (September 13, 2000)
- IRD/UMACTION OPPOSES APPOINTMENT OF PRO-HOMOSEXUAL OFFICIAL BY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LOBBY AGENCY (September 22, 2000)
- LETTER TO GENERAL BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION GENERAL SECRETARY REGARDING EXPLORATION 2000 (September 25, 2000)
- KEEPING RELIGION IN THE CLOSET (October 10, 2000)
- UM MISSIONS BOARD CONDEMNS ISRAEL, SIDES WITH PALESTINIANS (October 16, 2000)
- CHURCH AND SOCIETY DIRECTORS ENDORSE NEW GENERAL SECRETARY (October 18, 2000)
- LIBERAL CHURCHES CONDEMN ISRAEL, BACK PALESTINIANS (October 24, 2000)
- SEMINARY EVENT BLASTS MAINLINE RENEWAL GROUPS (October 25, 2000)
- U.S. CHURCHES SHOWING BIAS IN MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT (November 2, 2000)
- UM VIDEO SERIES QUESTIONS CHRIST'S DEITY AND SALVIFIC ROLE (October 30, 2000)
- NCC TURNS ITS BACK ON ECUMENISM; RENOUNCES MARRIAGE DECLARATION (November 17, 2000)
- CHURCH COUNCIL EMBROILED IN SEXUAL POLITICS (November 17, 2000)
- AN OPEN LETTER TO THE COUNCIL OF BISHOPS OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (November 28, 2000)
- UM EVENT FOR ASPIRING CLERGY FAILS TO LEAD (November 29, 2000)
- UMAction IS ASKING PEOPLE TO SUBMIT THESE RESOLUTIONS TO NEXT YEAR'S ANNUAL CONFERENCES (December 05, 2000)
- CHURCH ARSONS: THE REAL STORY? (December 12, 2000)
- UM VIDEO SERIES TRIES TO TALK ABOUT GOD (December 19, 2000)
- LEFT-WING COALITION TARGETS ASHCROFT (January 16, 2001)
- UM CONFERENCE TOUTS EVANGELISM (January 11, 2001)
- Taste - Houses of Worship: In God He Trusts (01/12/2001)
- UM PRO-LIFE SERVICE MEETS IN METHODIST BUILDING (January 22, 2001)
- A METHODIST MOMENT IN WASHINGTON (January 31, 2001)
- NEW UNITED METHODIST SONG BOOK SUBTLY PROMOTES GODDESS THEOLOGY
- PRO-“GAY” MAINLINE CHURCH CAUCUS GROUPS RALLY (February 5, 2001)
- PLURALISM'S PROPONENT (February 15, 2001)
- METHODIST AGENCY WANTS TO LIBERATE HAWAII FROM U.S. “COLONIALISM” (February 16, 2001)
- DUKE CHAPEL, THEN AND NOW (February 14, 2001)
- UM LEADERS ENDORSE SEXUAL LIBERATION (February 22, 2001)
- CHURCH COUNCIL STALLS ON ECUMENICAL OUTREACH (March 1, 2001)
- METHODIST ARTICLE ADVOCATES INDEPENDENCE FOR HAWAII (March 2, 2001)
- METHODIST AGENCY ENDORSES REINSTATEMENT OF FUNDING FOR OVERSEAS ABORTIONS (March 3, 2001)
- CUMA IS NEEDED (February 7, 2001)
- CHURCH AND SOCIETY AGENCY HEAD DOES NOT REPRESENT VOICE OF BOARD TO PRESIDENT BUSH (February 9, 2001)
- UM FINANCE AGENCY DECLINES TO ACT AGAINST PRO-HOMOSEXUALITY UM MAGAZINE (March 8, 2001)
- CHURCH LEADERS RALLY AGAINST LAND MINES (March 13, 2001)
Most of the links above are to things written by Mark Tooley, who left a position at
the CIA to work for the Institute on Religion and Democracy. He started there as the primary staff person
for the United Methodist (UMAction) wing of their organization, and is now the president of the IRD. He
and his staff apparently keep themselves busy attending many meetings of United Methodist committees and boards,
checking to see if anything is said or done that doesn't agree with the ultra right-wing worldview of the people
behind the IRD. I've met some of those people, and they're simply not very loving or
kind individuals, nor do they exemplify the teachings of Jesus Christ. Other writings similar to these pontifications
can be found at the IRD website, but there seems to be a gap in what's
available online -- it appears that some of the writings were too harsh and could perhaps be used to expose their true agenda.
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