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North Texans react to United Methodist Church vote lifting ban on LGBTQ clergy
Dallas Morning News· 6 hours 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· 1 day ago“Methodism was built on catholicity and holiness. United Methodism has become something else.”...
Year after 100+ SC churches left United Methodists, slimmer church changes LGBTQ+ policy
The State· 8 hours 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.
UMC votes to allow gay clergy. How will Texas churches respond?
Houston Chronicle· 3 hours agoThe group also voted to prevent religious leaders from penalizing clergy or churches for performing...
Church ‘did nothing’ to keep teens safe from pastor’s sexual abuse, Texas lawsuit says
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe...received sexually explicit images from Jeltema under a fake identity, however she eventually...
United Methodists prepare for votes on lifting LGBTQ bans and other issues at General Conference
The Columbian· 3 days agoUnited Methodist delegates are heading into the homestretch of their first legislative gathering in five years — one that appears on track to make historic changes in lifting their church’s ...
Jesus and St. Paul were asexual, and everybody in heaven is nonbinary
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoPaul aficionados today – those who quote “women are not permitted to speak” to bolster their...
United Methodists approve gay clergy ordination, ending 40-year-old ban
The Washington Times· 1 day agoThe United Methodist Church delegates voted Wednesday to allow LGBTQ individuals to serve as...
United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues |...
Texarkana Gazette· 6 days agoDelegates voted 586-164 on Thursday for the "regionalization" proposal on the third day of their 11-day General Conference, the legislative body of the United Methodist Church, meeting in Charlotte ...
Norman Kansfield, 83, dies; defrocked for his daughter’s same-sex wedding - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoAfter she did, Rev. Kansfield went beyond responding with warm acceptance. Years later, in June...