Ubwino Wopuma Pantchito kwa Abusa a Msonkhano wa Mennonite wakumwera chakum'mawa
Chinachitika ndi chiyani? Mbiri Yakale ya Kusamvana
Mennonite Church USA (MCUSA) ndi chipembedzo chachikhristu cha Anabaptist ku United States, chobadwa kuchokera mu 2002 kuphatikiza kwa [Old] Mennonite Church ndi General Conference Mennonite Church. Ngakhale kuti mabungwe awiriwa anatha kufotokoza Chivomerezo cha Chikhulupiriro chofanana mu 1995, kuphatikiza kwa maguluwa kunakhala kosakwanira kwa zaka zina zisanu ndi ziwiri chifukwa cha kusiyana kwa chikhalidwe ndi chikhalidwe cha tchalitchi: Tchalitchi [Chachikale] cha Amennonite pokhala makamaka Swiss-German kumbuyo ndipo Tchalitchi cha General Conference Mennonite chomwe chimagwira ntchito mwamwambo wa Amennonite a ku Russia; Tchalitchi [Chachikale] cha Amennonite kaŵirikaŵiri chimasunga unansi wakutali ndi boma ndi mkhalidwe wosamala ponena za zisonkhezero, ndipo Msonkhano Waukulu umakhala wokangalika; Tchalitchi [Chachikale] cha Amennonite chikugwira ntchito kuchokera m’maudindo a quasi-episcopal, kumene mabishopu m’madera osiyanasiyana m’mbiri anatsimikizira umodzi wa chiphunzitso ndi machitidwe, ndi General Conference ikugwira ntchito motsatira ndondomeko ya mipingo, imene sumayang’ana olamulira a tchalitchi kunja kwa mpingo wamba. .
Kusiyana kothandiza kumeneku sikunangopanga mgwirizano wovuta, komanso ubale wovuta monga MCUSA. Ngakhale kuti magulu ena a zachikhalidwe cha anthu akugwira ntchito pochotsa mamembala, ndikofunika kudziwa kuti mamembala onse a tchalitchi cha Mennonite cha General Conference ndi [Old] Mennonite Church asanayambe kuphatikizana mu 1998 anali pafupifupi 133,000; mu 2018, chifukwa cha kuchepa kwa mamembala ndi tchalitchi mkati mwamisonkhano ya MCUSA, komanso chifukwa cha kuchoka kwa misonkhano yonse. en masse, mamembala ochepera 65,000 amakhalabe mu chiyanjano ndi MCUSA.[1] Kutsika kofulumiraku kumasokoneza chuma chachipembedzo.
Kuyika nkhani ya MCUSA molingana ndi mkangano wapakati pa Russia ndi Swiss-Germany maziko a Amennonite ndi cholakwika chofala komanso chochepetsa. MCUSA ndi yosiyana kwambiri, ndipo magawo ambiri a umembala amapangidwa ndi anthu amitundu. Msonkhano waukulu wa Southeast Mennonite, msonkhano wachigawo wa MCUSA wokhala ku Florida, ndi anthu amitundu. Mkati mwa zaka zitatu zakuzindikira, msonkhano wa Amennonite wakumwera chakum'mawa unaganiza zopatukana ndi MCUSA. Nkhani yomwe yatsala pang'ono kulekanayi yakhala kufunitsitsa kwa MCUSA kulola mipingo yomwe imakwatirana amuna kapena akazi okhaokha, ndi kudzoza anthu a LGBT, kuti akhalebe ndi mbiri yabwino ndi chipembedzo. MCUSA ikuloza ku osonkhana zikhulupiriro za tchalitchi cha General Conference Mennonite Church pochirikiza lamuloli, pamene msonkhano wa Amennonite wakumwera chakum’mawa umalozera ku Confession of Faith ndi malangizo a umembala wachipembedzo.
Pang'onopang'ono kunyamuka kwa msonkhano wa Amennonite wakumwera chakum'mawa kuchokera ku MCUSA ndi kutenga nawo gawo kwa msonkhano wa Amennonite akumwera chakum'mawa mu Dongosolo la Korinto. Dongosolo la ku Korinto ndi dongosolo lazaumoyo lachipembedzo lomwe limapereka chithandizo chamankhwala kwa abusa omwe amapeza ndalama zochepa. Atsogoleri ambiri ku Southeast Mennonite Conference - anthu amitundu, otumikira mwapang'onopang'ono mu utsogoleri wa ubusa—pindulani ndi Mapulani a ku Korinto. Mabungwe ena omwe adzilekanitsa ndi MCUSA (mwachitsanzo, Lancaster Mennonite Conference) akambirana kuti apitilize kutenga nawo gawo mu Dongosolo la Korinto. Palibe mgwirizano wotere womwe wafikiridwa pakati pa Southeast Mennonite Conference ndi MCUSA. Atsogoleri aku MCUSA akutsutsana ndi ganizoli, pomwe nduna yachipembedzo ya MCUSA a Michael Danner adati, "Ndikusowa umphumphu, m'malingaliro mwanga, kudzipatula ku MCUSA ndikusungabe zabwino zomwe zimachokera ku mautumiki ndi mapologalamu a MCUSA, kuphatikizapo mabungwe athu a pulogalamu. .”
Nkhani za Wina ndi Mnzake - momwe munthu aliyense amamvetsetsera zomwe zikuchitika komanso chifukwa chake
Nkhani ya Southeast Mennonite Conference - Ndiwo vuto; uwu ndi ubale wosweka kwambiri.
Udindo:
Ndife Akhristu abwino. Tikufuna kusunga ndi kukhala ndi moyo zikhulupiriro zathu zaumulungu zokhuza ukwati wokha ndi umphumphu, kusunga chiyanjano chachipembedzo ndi Akhristu okhawo omwe ali ndi chikhulupiriro chofanana ndi chathu. MCUSA sakulemekeza mapangano omwe tidapanga pakuphatikizana, kapena kumvetsetsa komwe kwakhazikitsidwa mu [amene akuti adagawana!] Kuvomereza kwa Chikhulupiriro. Tsopano iwo akufuna kutichotsera chisamaliro chathu chaumoyo, chifukwa sitidzalekerera ziphunzitso ndi machitidwe awo osiyanasiyana mu chiyanjano chathu.
Chidwi:
Mwachidule: Tikufuna inu (ndi dziko lowonera) kuti mudziwe komwe tili pa nkhani ya ukwati ndi kugonana. Tikukhulupirira kuti ngati tisunga ubale wathu ndi MCUSA, kumveketsa bwino kwa umboni wathu kudzasokonekera. Tikuwona kuti simunadziwike dala polimbikitsa kugwirizana ndi MCUSA, kuyesa ndikuchepetsa kuchepa kwa umembala wanu.
Umodzi: Ife tidapangana pangano, ndipo inu simuli kulisunga. Kuphatikizikako kudakhazikitsidwa mu Confession of Faith, ndi malangizo omveka bwino a umembala. Izo sizikugwiridwa. Tikufuna kuyika ndalama mu ubale ndi anthu omwe amasunga mawu awo. Ngati tikhalabe ogwirizana ndi MCUSA, tikuwona kuti sitikusunga mawu athu. Umphumphu wathu umasokonekera.
Zake: Sife a Swiss-German kapena Russian Amennonite. Ife sitiri oyera. Tinkavutika kuti tidzimve kukhala m'gulu la Amenoni ngakhale nkhani ya kugonana isanayambe. Timavutika ndi mchitidwe komanso kulolera ukwati wa amuna kapena akazi okhaokha mu mpingo; izinso zimatipangitsa kumva ngati si athu. Mukaphwanya malingaliro omwe timagawana nawo kuti mupititse patsogolo zofuna za ana anu a LGBT, ndikuwopseza kuti mutilanda chithandizo chamankhwala kuti tichitepo kanthu, zimawonetsa kuti sitinakhalepo enieni. Muli ndi mphamvu, ndipo ife tiribe. Misonkhano ina yomwe inachoka ku MCUSA (mwachitsanzo, Lancaster Mennonite Conference) inatha kukambirana kuti atenge nawo mbali mu dongosolo la Korinto popanda udani. Kodi chinali chifukwa chakuti ambiri ndi oyera? Izinso zimatipangitsa kudziona ngati osafunika.
Ulemu: Chidani chanu chodziwikiratu kwa ife ndi zikhulupiriro zathu zimatipangitsa kumva kuti ndife opanda ulemu. Mukunena kuti mukudandaula chifukwa cha kuchoka kwathu, koma kulephera kwanu kutisonyeza ulemu pakusinthaku kumafotokoza nkhani ina. Kuti mtsogoleri wachipembedzo angatchule kufunikira kwathu kuti tipitirizebe kufalitsa chithandizo chamankhwala ndi "kusowa umphumphu" kumasonyeza kusamvetsetsa kwakukulu kapena ulemu, zonse zomwe tikufuna kuti tisunge kukhulupirika kwaumulungu, komanso chidziwitso cha opeza ndalama zochepa. wamaphunziro awiri abusa omwe amavutika kupeza inshuwalansi ya umoyo.
Chiyamikiro: Tikuyenera kuvomereza kuti sitinayimiriridwe bwino pakupanga zisankho ku MCUSA. Mwakhala ndi cholinga choyika anthu amitundu pamipando ya utsogoleri, koma mwasamalira mosamala anthuwa, kuwonetsetsa kuti akulolera kutsatira mfundo zanu. Ichi ndi chizindikiro; salankhula za anthu amitundu yonse. Timaona kuti sitinakhale ndi malo ofanana patebulopo. Tifunikanso kuti muvomereze njira imene abusa athu atumikira modzipereka wamaphunziro awiri maudindo. Ndithudi, Dongosolo la ku Korinto linapangidwira anthu onga awa.
Kudzilamulira: Mipingo ya anthu akuda ndi a Latino ku MCUSA yathandizidwa ndi thandizo lochokera ku Iglesia Menonita Hispana ndi African American Mennonite Association. Mipingo yathu yambiri yadalira thandizo limeneli. Nthawi zina timamva ngati sitingathe kulankhula momasuka komanso motsutsa za MCUSA, chifukwa cha kuwolowa manja kwawo kwa ife. Kudalira kwathu ndalama kwafooketsa umboni wathu; tiyenera kukhala osiyana ndi owonekera.
Zaumoyo/chitetezo: Tiyenera kudalira dongosolo lino lomwe takhala tikulipira! Tikufuna chisamaliro chaumoyo! Zaumoyo ndi ufulu waumunthu; mungatikanire chifukwa chiyani chifukwa sitikugwirizana ndi kusiyana kwanu ndi mgwirizano wathu wa umembala? Nthawi zonse mumalimbikitsa chilungamo ndi ufulu wa anthu, koma mumakana zinthu zomwezo kwa anthu omwe ali pachiwopsezo omwe muli nawo pachibwenzi. Tikufuna kupitiriza kutenga nawo mbali mu Mapulani a ku Korinto.
Nkhani ya MCUSA - Ndiwo vuto; tiyenera kupulumuka mwa kupita patsogolo.
Udindo:
Ndife Akhristu abwino. Timagwira chiphunzitso ndi dzanja lotseguka. Timakhulupilira kuti odzitcha Mkristu akhoza kutsutsa zambiri, nkhani iliyonse ya chiphunzitso kapena machitidwe ndikukhalabe ndi chiyanjano chabwino cha mpingo. Timayamikira kusiyana ndi kuphatikizidwa. Zolemba zathu zazikulu ndi malangizo otayirira, osati malamulo. Tadzipereka kunjira yolimba mtima, yopita patsogolo ndi yathu Ulendo Patsogolo dongosolo. Komabe, tikuvutika chifukwa chotaya umembala komanso thandizo lazachuma. Sitingakwanitse kupereka ndalama zothandizira azaumoyo kwa abusa omwe amalandila ndalama zochepa komanso apakati omwe salinso gawo la MCUSA. Sitingathe kupereka ndalama zothandizira zaumoyo kwa abusa omwe ali mbali ya MCUSA. Ngati abusa ochokera ku Southeast Mennonite Conference akufuna kusunga inshuwaransi yawo yazaumoyo, akwere nawo Ulendo Patsogolo.
Chidwi:
Chitetezo chazachuma/kupulumuka: Tikukumana ndi mavuto azachuma. Kulembetsa mu makoleji athu kwatsika, umembala mu mipingo yathu watsika; chotsatira chake, kudulidwa kwakukuru m'mapologalamu athu achipembedzo ndi ntchito zosapeŵeka. Tikulakalaka kwambiri kukhazikitsidwa kwa MCUSA kupulumuka mpaka m'badwo wotsatira, ndi kupitirira apo. Ndizovuta kuwona momwe izi zingachitikire, ngati tili odzipereka pazachuma kuthandiza anthu omwe salinso mbali ya MCUSA. Tikufuna kuika chuma chathu mwa anthu omwe atithandiza kuti tipulumuke, osati anthu omwe amatitsutsa ndipo safuna kuyanjana nafe. Ngati msonkhano wakumwera chakum'mawa kwa Amennonite uchoka ku MCUSA, ayembekezere kusiya kutenga nawo gawo mu Dongosolo la Korinto.
Kulekerera/kupirira: Timayamikira kwambiri kulolerana. Pakati pa kusiyana, ngakhale kusiyana kwakukulu, timakhulupirira mwamphamvu kuti njira yoyenera ya mpingo ndiyo kukhala woleza mtima. Ndipotu ambiri aife timakhulupirira kuti kugawanitsa mpingo pa nkhani ya kugonana ndi tchimo. Nthawi zambiri timapewa kunena izi, koma timakhulupirira kuti anthu omwe amachoka ku MCUSA chifukwa chokana kulolera kuti amuna kapena akazi okhaokha azikwatirana akuchimwa. Masomphenya a Mulungu pa mpingo ndi kuphatikiza ndi umodzi wa anthu osiyanasiyana. Magulu omwe amachoka ku MCUSA ndi onyada komanso osalolera. Pochoka, amasokoneza umboni wathu wofunika wamtendere.
Kupita patsogolo: Mapangano athu akale satitumikiranso. Chikhalidwe chasintha; ifenso tazindikira kuyenda kwatsopano kwa Mzimu Woyera. Tikuyesera kuchita mokhulupirika masomphenya atsopano amakhalidwe abwino omwe tawazindikira m'Baibulo, motsogozedwa ndi Mzimu. Tiyenera kulapa ku chiphunzitso chathu cham'mbuyomu ndi machitidwe okhudzana ndi LGBT, ndikulandira masomphenya atsopano. Ngakhale tikukhulupirira kuti m'pofunika kupita patsogolo m'derali, tikukhumba kuti mtengo umenewu usasokoneze anthu athu ambiri - monga msonkhano wa Mennonite wakumwera chakum'mawa - omwe sakugwirizana ndi zomwe timakhulupirira m'derali. Tikufuna kuti adalitse malangizo athu atsopano.
Kusiyanasiyana: Timayamikira kusiyana kwa zinthu, pokhulupirira kuti kusiyanasiyana kwa chilengedwe chabwino cha Mulungu ndi mphatso. Anthu a LGBT ndi gawo la chilengedwe chabwino cha Mulungu, monga anthu amtundu. Aliyense akuyenera kulandiridwa ku MCUSA, ndipo ndizovuta kwa ife zikawoneka ngati ayi. Ubale wopitilira ndi anthu amitundu: Timazindikira kuti kudzipereka kwathu pakusiyana, kupita patsogolo, ndi kuleza mtima kwasokoneza kwambiri anthu amitundu yambiri. Sizogwirizana ndi malingaliro athu tokha pamene oimira athu (omwe amaphunzira kwambiri, opita patsogolo oyera) amatsutsana poyera ndi anthu amtundu. Timayamikila kukhulupilika kwa makhalidwe abwino kumene kuvomelezedwa kwanu kungapereke pa zomwe tikufuna. Kusokonekera kwa ubale ndi Southeast Mennonite Conference kumatimasula kuti tipite patsogolo popanda mawu awo otsutsana, ndikukhala oleza mtima ndi anthu omwe ali ngati ife. Komabe, kuchoka kwa msonkhano wa Amennonite akumwera chakum’maŵa kumavulazanso kusiyana kwathu.
[1] Kuti ziwonekere poyera, ziyenera kuvomerezedwa kuti wolembayo ndi wa Lancaster Mennonite Conference, bungwe lalikulu kwambiri lomwe lachoka ku MCUSA. Nkhani yomwe idalipo pakuchoka kwa Lancaster Mennonite Conference kuchokera ku MCUSA inali nkhani yaikulu ya maukwati a amuna kapena akazi okhaokha ku MCUSA. M’mbali zambiri, zimenezi n’zofanana ndi zimene zinachitika pa msonkhano wa Amennonite akumwera chakum’mawa.
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