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How to deal with same-sex unions? It's a question fracturing major Christian denominations
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCatholics around the world are sharply divided by the Vatican’s recent declaration giving priests...
'We are not enemies': Florida Methodists' cohesion tested by lawsuit
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBishop Kenneth Carter, leader of one of Florida’s largest Christian denominations, believes that the...
Trust issues: Does Oklahoma United Methodist property dispute have historical basis?
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNo one knows whether John Wesley might have envisioned the current wave of 84 Oklahoma church...
Readers debate if government leaders should let faith guide their public service work
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEditor’s note: These letters are responding to a story in The Tennessean about a "Faith and State"...
Florida Methodist Conference to vote Saturday on potential exits of 55 churches
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLess than a week after a judge declined to intervene, representatives of the United Methodist Church...
'Rescind the Doctrine' protest greets pope in Canada
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoST-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRÉ, Quebec (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Thursday at Canada’s national shrine and came face-to-face with a long-standing demand...
Historic Methodist rift is part of larger Christian split over LGBTQ issues
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThousands of congregations have left the United Methodist Church amid contentious debates over...
Oklahomans waiting decades for change celebrate United Methodist vote on same-sex marriage
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe United Methodist Church removed anti-LGBTQ+ language from the denomination's Social Principles...
For first time, Florida United Methodists approve LGBTQ clergy at Lakeland meeting
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFor the first time, Florida’s United Methodist denomination has approved openly LGBTQ clergy members...
'Very liberating': Local Methodists exult in new openness toward LGBTQ clergy, members
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAs a young seminary student at Emory University in 1972, Larry Rankin heeded a professor’s...