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United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on societal issues
San Francisco Chronicle· 13 hours agoUnited Methodist delegates on Thursday removed a 52-year-old declaration from their official social...
Remember the minority, as Iowa's law does, when defending religious freedom
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoCircuit...Remarkably, a coalition of Tribal Nations, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, and other...
United Methodist Church reverses ban on practicing gay clergy - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 days ago“We’ve always been a big-tent church where all of God’s beloved were fully welcome,” said Bishop Tracy Smith Malone, the new president of the< ...
Central Methodist Church will close, a casualty of our changing religious preferences
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 32 minutes agoWe want this ethereal experience that is different from everything else in our lives,” one young...
UMC Thursday updates: United Methodists strike down 52-year-old statement on homosexuality and ...
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAs the UMC General Conference in Charlotte nears conclusion, petitions to remove same-sex union ban...
UMC Tuesday updates: United Methodists take first steps toward removing LGBTQ+ restrictions
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 days agoProgressives and many centrists also support a new version UMC Revised Social Principles, or the ...
UMC Passes Historic Changes for our LGBTQ+ Family
FOX 23 News Albany· 19 hours agoThis week, the United Methodist Church (UMC) excised discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ persons, many of which have been a part of its rules since...
United Methodists lift 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, marking historic shift for the church
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDeviation from history of traditionalists wins...Conference has, as expected, rolled back not just...
Opinion | Why United Methodists’ historic vote means so much to gay Christians like me
MSNBC· 2 days agoThe denomination also adopted another policy barring clergy or churches that celebrate same-sex...
Sen. Erin Grall's Florida school chaplains law is a recipe for trouble. And she knows it.
Gannett via AOL· 3 hours agoI'm talking about extreme examples, but even within the realm of Christianity, there are vast...