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UMC Tuesday updates: United Methodists take first steps toward removing LGBTQ+ restrictions
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOriginally implemented by the denomination in 1976, the funding ban has been a barrier for United...
Stunning accusations of sex abuse in seminary pool; secret signals from one church abuser to others
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans· 5 days agoOrleans is the target of a child sex trafficking investigation, according to a sweeping and...
Australian churches collectively raise billions of dollars a year – why aren’t they taxed?
The Conversation· 21 hours agoIn Australia, various nonprofit organisations are exempt from paying income tax, including those that do charitable work, such as churches. The traditional justification for ...
Letters to the Editor: Deceptive signature-gathering, James River Church controversy
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThere is a simple answer, and it is an example of our political system at it's worst. Immigration is the No. 1 and maybe the only major issue that Trump and the Republican ...
United Methodist delegates repeal their church’s ban on its clergy celebrating same-sex marriages
Elko Daily Free Press· 2 days agoUnited Methodist delegates on Friday repealed their church’s longstanding ban on the celebrations of...
4 law enforcement officers killed while serving warrant in North Carolina, authorities say
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTypically, a task force forms after a local law enforcement agency contacts the Marshals for help...
Adrian College spring commencement continuing with anti-trans activist as keynote speaker
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBouck said he has been engaged with Adrian College on LGBT issues in a few ways since leaving campus...
Boats, a lighthouse, churches among sites named as Alaska’s most at-risk historic properties
Anchorage Daily News· 2 hours agoEleven sites from Southeast Alaska to the Bering Strait region have been named as the state’s most...
'A hateful policy.' Oklahoma immigration law criticized as groups plan legal action
The Oklahoman· 4 days agoReaction was swift after Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill authorizing state law enforcement officials...
Biden has rebuilt the refugee system after Trump-era cuts. What comes next in an election year?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoA church volunteer stood at an apartment door, beckoning inside a Congolese family for their first...