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Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality (view source)
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{{Infobox non-profit
| name = Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality
| image =
| type = [[Methodist]] [[Christian]]
| founded_date = 1987
| tax_id =
| registration_id =
| founder =
| location = Cottleville, MO 63338
| coordinates =
| origins =
| key_people = Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth, President
| area_served = Worldwide
| product =
| mission =
| focus = [[Pro-life movement]]
| method =
| revenue =
| endowment =
| num_volunteers = Sixteen
| num_employees =
| num_members = 4000+
| subsid =
| owner =
| non-profit_slogan =
| former name =
| homepage = [http://www.lifewatch.org/ www.lifewatch.org]
| dissolved =
| footnotes =
}}
The '''Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality''' is [[pro-life]] organisation within [[The United Methodist Church]], founded in 1987.<ref name="Thomas C. Oden">{{cite book|url = http://books.google.com/books?id=pB6BrgQRjbQC&pg=PA143&dq=Taskforce+of+United+Methodists+on+Abortion+and+Sexuality&cd=2#v=onepage&q=Taskforce%20of%20United%20Methodists%20on%20Abortion%20and%20Sexuality&f=false| title = The rebirth of orthodoxy: signs of new life in Christianity|publisher = [[HarperCollins]]|accessdate = 2009–01–04}}</ref> The organization publishes a quarterly newsletter titled ''Lifewatch'' and is a part of the [[National Pro-Life Religious Council]].<ref name="NPRC">{{cite web|url =http://www.nprcouncil.org/pressreleases/cloning-lifewatch.htm|author=Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth|title = Lifewatch Statement|publisher = [[National Pro-Life Religious Council]]|accessdate = 2009–01–04}}</ref> The organization also frequently holds [[seminar]]s to address issues regarding the pro-life movement within [[Methodist]] [[Christianity]].<ref name="IRD">{{cite book|url = http://www.theird.org/Page.aspx?pid=1347|author=Connor Ewing| title = United Methodist Bishop Scott Jones Addresses Pro-Life Event|publisher = [[Institute on Religion and Democracy]]|quote= The United Methodist Building in Washington, DC was used on the morning of January 22 to defend the dignity and sanctity of unborn life. The occasion was the twenty-second annual Lifewatch Sanctity of Life Service of Worship, sponsored by The Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality.|accessdate = 2009–01–04}}</ref> It is committed to reversing the ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' decision "by first providing theological leadership within the church, which will set an example that political, legal and cultural forces will follow."<ref name="GBCS">{{cite book|url =http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=3855913&ct=4982663|author=Melissa Lauber|title = Lifewatch Worship Service Protests Roe v. Wade|publisher = [[The United Methodist Church]]|quote=Lifewatch hopes to reverse Roe v. Wade by first providing theological leadership within the Church, which will set an example that political, legal and cultural forces will follow.|accessdate = 2009–01–04}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==See also==
*[[Confessing Movement]]
*[[Institute on Religion and Democracy]]
==External links==
*[http://www.lifewatch.org/ Official Website]
*[http://www.facebook.com/LifewatchUMC Facebook Page]
[[Category:Christian Organizations]]
[[Category:Methodism]]
| name = Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality
| image =
| type = [[Methodist]] [[Christian]]
| founded_date = 1987
| tax_id =
| registration_id =
| founder =
| location = Cottleville, MO 63338
| coordinates =
| origins =
| key_people = Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth, President
| area_served = Worldwide
| product =
| mission =
| focus = [[Pro-life movement]]
| method =
| revenue =
| endowment =
| num_volunteers = Sixteen
| num_employees =
| num_members = 4000+
| subsid =
| owner =
| non-profit_slogan =
| former name =
| homepage = [http://www.lifewatch.org/ www.lifewatch.org]
| dissolved =
| footnotes =
}}
The '''Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality''' is [[pro-life]] organisation within [[The United Methodist Church]], founded in 1987.<ref name="Thomas C. Oden">{{cite book|url = http://books.google.com/books?id=pB6BrgQRjbQC&pg=PA143&dq=Taskforce+of+United+Methodists+on+Abortion+and+Sexuality&cd=2#v=onepage&q=Taskforce%20of%20United%20Methodists%20on%20Abortion%20and%20Sexuality&f=false| title = The rebirth of orthodoxy: signs of new life in Christianity|publisher = [[HarperCollins]]|accessdate = 2009–01–04}}</ref> The organization publishes a quarterly newsletter titled ''Lifewatch'' and is a part of the [[National Pro-Life Religious Council]].<ref name="NPRC">{{cite web|url =http://www.nprcouncil.org/pressreleases/cloning-lifewatch.htm|author=Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth|title = Lifewatch Statement|publisher = [[National Pro-Life Religious Council]]|accessdate = 2009–01–04}}</ref> The organization also frequently holds [[seminar]]s to address issues regarding the pro-life movement within [[Methodist]] [[Christianity]].<ref name="IRD">{{cite book|url = http://www.theird.org/Page.aspx?pid=1347|author=Connor Ewing| title = United Methodist Bishop Scott Jones Addresses Pro-Life Event|publisher = [[Institute on Religion and Democracy]]|quote= The United Methodist Building in Washington, DC was used on the morning of January 22 to defend the dignity and sanctity of unborn life. The occasion was the twenty-second annual Lifewatch Sanctity of Life Service of Worship, sponsored by The Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality.|accessdate = 2009–01–04}}</ref> It is committed to reversing the ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' decision "by first providing theological leadership within the church, which will set an example that political, legal and cultural forces will follow."<ref name="GBCS">{{cite book|url =http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=3855913&ct=4982663|author=Melissa Lauber|title = Lifewatch Worship Service Protests Roe v. Wade|publisher = [[The United Methodist Church]]|quote=Lifewatch hopes to reverse Roe v. Wade by first providing theological leadership within the Church, which will set an example that political, legal and cultural forces will follow.|accessdate = 2009–01–04}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==See also==
*[[Confessing Movement]]
*[[Institute on Religion and Democracy]]
==External links==
*[http://www.lifewatch.org/ Official Website]
*[http://www.facebook.com/LifewatchUMC Facebook Page]
[[Category:Christian Organizations]]
[[Category:Methodism]]