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North Texans react to United Methodist Church vote lifting ban on LGBTQ clergy
Dallas Morning News· 2 days agoDelegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. It is the first such...
UMC votes to allow gay clergy. How will Texas churches respond?
Houston Chronicle· 1 day agoRobert Blain, a Houston public high school teacher, saw many friends leave the United Methodist...
North Texans react to United Methodist Church policy changes on marriage, homosexuality
Dallas Morning News· 6 hours agoUnited Methodists in North Texas reacted with excitement, joy and some sadness after their church...
Kate Forbes has still won a significant victory – for religion in public life
Daily Telegraph· 1 day agoWhen Kate Forbes ran for SNP leader last year, the reaction was instant: how could a Christian of...
How the feud between JK Rowling and her Harry Potter stars turned ugly
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoIf it was another instalment in JK Rowling’s world-conquering book series, it might be entitled...
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 ...
United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on societal issues
KFDX Wichita Falls· 1 day agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates on Thursday removed a 52-year-old declaration from...
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.”...
Firefighter’s negative obituary on his father pulled off internet. Son: ‘It served its purpose’
San Jose Mercury News· 12 hours agoA scathing obituary written by a Connecticut firefighter about his late dad has been abruptly...
Year after 100+ SC churches left United Methodists, slimmer church changes LGBTQ+ policy
The State· 2 days 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.