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North Texans react to United Methodist Church vote lifting ban on LGBTQ clergy
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoDelegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. It is the first such...
United Methodists lift 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, marking historic shift for the church
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“Methodism was built on catholicity and holiness. United Methodism has become something else.”...
UMC votes to allow gay clergy. How will Texas churches respond?
Houston Chronicle· 24 hours agoRobert Blain, a Houston public high school teacher, saw many friends leave the United Methodist...
United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on societal issues
San Francisco Chronicle· 18 hours agoUnited Methodist delegates on Thursday removed a 52-year-old declaration from their official social...
Year after 100+ SC churches left United Methodists, slimmer church changes LGBTQ+ policy
The State· 1 day agoAt the church’s General Conference in Charlotte, Methodists voted overwhelmingly to remove a 40-year-old prohibition on “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” serving as clergy, CNN reported.
United Methodists begin to reverse longstanding anti-LGBTQ policies - KVIA
ABC 7 El Paso· 3 days agoUnited Methodist delegates began making historic changes in their policies on sexuality on Tuesday — voting without debate to reverse a series of anti-LGBTQ policies. The delegates voted to ...
How the feud between JK Rowling and her Harry Potter stars turned ugly
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoIf it was another instalment in JK Rowling’s world-conquering book series, it might be entitled...
United Methodists overturn ban on LGBTQ+ clergy
The Week· 1 day agoThe delegates also barred local UMC leaders from penalizing congregations and clergy that facilitate same-sex weddings. It seems like a "simple vote,"...
Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash
CBS 47 Fresno· 5 days agoBAGHDAD (AP) — Human rights groups and diplomats criticized a law that was quietly passed by the...
Opinion | Why United Methodists’ historic vote means so much to gay Christians like me
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe United Methodist Church's highest legislative body removed a ban on LGBTQ clergy from its Book...