Twitxy
Saved
@TheIRD's profile picture
View on X

IRD

Verified account This account is verified. Learn more

@TheIRD

The Institute on Religion & Democracy is a Christian think tank affirming historic church teaching with democracy, human rights & religious freedom for all.
Washington, D.C. linktr.ee/TheIRD Joined August 2009
5K Following 10K Followers 68K Posts

Latest posts 5

IRD Verified account @TheIRD
Denominational loyalties in America are collapsing, and very few non-elderly are very committed to United Methodism, or any other specific denomination, notes @markdtooley. American non-Catholic Christianity is now post-denominational. juicyecumenism.com/2026/11/10/met…
juicyecumenism.com Methodist Decline and Post-Denominational America The faithful increasingly want their churches without the denominational baggage.
IRD Verified account @TheIRD
Dallas' Highland Park United Methodist, among the largest in the UMC, voted to end its affiliation. It did so after disaffiliation window had closed. Here @markdtooley, @TalbotDavis and @andymilleriii discuss how this case differs from prior departures. juicyecumenism.com/2026/11/06/why…
juicyecumenism.com Why Did Highland Park Leave the United Methodist Church? The Highland Park Methodist case is different from churches that departed over sexuality, with real estate law deciding more than theology.
1 replies 2 reposts 4 likes 1.6K views View on X
IRD Verified account @TheIRD
Periods of intense doubt can lead to a passion to tell people to trust Jesus as they continue to seek. Christian apologist Bobby Conway recently spoke at the Southern Evangelical Seminary apologetics conference sharing his personal story.juicyecumenism.com/2026/11/05/dea…
juicyecumenism.com Dealing with Recurring Doubt Doubt can even turn people into apologists, allowed to “doubt out load” rather than remain silent, with possible apostasy following.