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United Methodist delegates vote to end bans on gay clergy, same-sex marriage
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoThe vote by the delegates at the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., was 692-51....
United Methodists Remove Anti-Gay Language From Their Official Teachings on Societal Issues
US News & World Report· 20 hours agoThe historic vote came as delegates also approved a new definition of marriage as a covenant between “two people of faith” while recognizing the couple may or may not involve ...
Oklahomans waiting decades for change celebrate United Methodist vote on same-sex marriage
The Oklahoman· 5 hours agoThe United Methodist Church removed anti-LGBTQ+ language from the denomination's Social Principles...
United Methodist Church lifts 40-year ban on LGBTQ clergy
CNN via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe United Methodist Church overturned its 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday, during a meeting of...
United Methodist Church will allow LGBTQ clergy, after 40-year ban
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoChurch members protested LGBTQ clergy and gay marriage restrictions in 2019 [Getty Images] The...
United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy
New York Times· 2 days agoThe United Methodist Church removed on Wednesday its longstanding ban on ordaining gay clergy,...
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...
United Methodists, winnowed by conservative exodus, embrace LGBTQ inclusivity
The Washington Times· 18 hours agoBy a 523-161 vote, delegates to the General Conference of the United...Methodist Church meeting in...
United Methodist Church ends ban on gay clergy
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe United Methodist Church Wednesday removed a 40-year ban on gay clergy, overwhelmingly passing the measure during a national delegate meeting in...
United Methodists lift 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, marking historic shift for the church
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe UMC General Conference met for an abbreviated special session in 2019 when delegates narrowly...