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United Methodist Church abolishes LGBTQ bans, 'last of the major mainline groups to liberalize'
Fox News· 1 day agoA member of the Queer Delegate Caucus at last week's UMC General Conference in Charlotte, she was...
UMC Wednesday updates: United Methodists remove ban on LGBTQ+ clergy
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe UMC, which is the nation’s largest mainline Protestant denomination, has dealt with a...
Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoA member of the Queer Delegate Caucus at last week's UMC General Conference in Charlotte, she was...
A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoThe fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for...
United Methodists took historic steps toward inclusion but ‘big tent’ work has just begun
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAt their two-week policymaking summit in Charlotte, which ended Friday, United Methodists approved a...
United Methodists lift 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, marking historic shift for the church
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. – United Methodists lifted a 40-year ban on gay clergy Wednesday in a major step...
UMC live updates: United Methodists face contentious LGBTQ+ rights, disaffiliation debates
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoThe UMC, which is the nation’s largest mainline Protestant denomination, has dealt with a...