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United Methodists, at major conference, repeal their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
WILX 10 Lansing· 2 days agoPast General Conferences of the United Methodist Church had steadily reinforced the ban and related...
United Methodists lift 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, marking historic shift for the church
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPetitions such as removing the funding ban and prohibition on LGBTQ+ clergy received approval with...
United Methodists prepare for votes on lifting LGBTQ bans and other issues at General Conference
Midland Reporter-Telegram· 4 days agoUnited Methodist delegates are heading into the homestretch of their first legislative gathering in...
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...
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Adds Pronouns, Bathrooms, and Abortion Protections To Law...
Black Enterprise· 4 hours agoEmployers who refuse to use the preferred pronouns for transgender workers and ban them from using...
United Methodist Church votes to lift bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
NPR· 1 day agoThe United Methodist Church, one of the largest U.S. Protestant denominations, voted to repeal its ban on LGBTQ clergy as well as prohibitions on its ministers from officiating same-sex weddings.
South Carolina Senate approves ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
Associated Press· 17 hours agoThe 27-8 vote in favor included all Republicans present and one Democrat voting for the ban. The...
United Methodists overturn ban on LGBTQ+ clergy
The Week· 1 day agoThe United Methodist Church's quadrennial general conference voted 692-51 on Wednesday to repeal a 40-year-old ban on ordaining "self-avowed practicing...
Local bishop says United Methodist vote to lift ban on LGBTQ clergy will help church heal
Dayton Daily News· 1 day agoThe 667-54 vote on Tuesday removed penalties for conducting same-sex marriages, as well as removed...
Theater review: A high-spirited ‘Hair’ lets loose at Signature Theatre
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 1 day agoGo back a few decades and you’ll find “Hair” — the iconic, rule-breaking musical that rocked...