Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Book of Discipline (United Methodist)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep.  Sandstein  16:00, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

Book of Discipline (United Methodist)

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This is not notable as it is just internal rules of an organisation which could be included in article for United Methodist Church. WikiAviator (talk) 14:19, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 14:32, 17 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep. The Book has a history, for example. The rationale given is actually for a merge, not a deletion, so that Proposed mergers would be the forum for that. But I would oppose a merge. It didn't take long to find on JSTOR a paper "The Use and Abuse of the Law: Public Opinion and United Methodist Church Trials of Ministers Performing Same-Sex Union Ceremonies" from the Law and History Review 2012, where the Book of Discipline is mentioned on the majority of its 50 pages. There is clearly plenty to say about how it is applied. Charles Matthews (talk) 14:33, 17 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep. A book that was published in 1784 and is still available, that has gone through multible editions. This article stemmed from a disamb page, along with Quaker Faith & Practice and was needed then, and commonly notable enough to have links. This article is a stub and needs to be worked up until it contains as much detail as Faith & Practice. Because the original author ran out of steam is not a reason for a deletion, if the proospal is for merger- the question is where? There is no article on United Methodist Texts maybe this could be retitled and become one. I think not.--ClemRutter (talk) 14:55, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep per the above. The article could be improved, but that is not a reason for deletion. StAnselm (talk) 19:03, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:32, 18 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:32, 18 November 2019 (UTC)


 * keep based on the above consensus.desmay (talk) 15:18, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep -- This is not a minor denomination, so that multiple articles relating to it may be appropriate. As I understand it, this is a major American manifestation of the worldwide Methodist Church, which is one of the larger Protestant denominations, having originated in the ministry of John Wesley.  A book which has had a new edition every 4 years for 232 years, presumably having reached its 59th edition, ought to be notable.  If we were dealing 3with the equivalent for a splinter denomination, I might agree with nom.  Peterkingiron (talk) 14:33, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep others already said everything that needs to be said about this.  D r e a m Focus  19:12, 22 November 2019 (UTC)


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