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What sexual acts are ethical and which are unethical from your religious point of view?

Doreen Gosmire, communications director and spokesperson for the Dakotas Conference, says, so far, 20 of approximately 232 church bodies in the region have chosen disaffiliation, which comprises 8.4% of the total number.

From California to Iowa, United Methodists are responding with prayer, comfort for the grieving and renewed calls for advocacy against gun violence. Heather Hahn reports for UM News.

Citing the spread of "misleading, defamatory and false" information, the North Georgia body for the United Methodists says it will temporarily stop accepting requests from member churches to leave the denomination. The move was announced by an outgoing bishop days before she departed the conference.

United Methodists in North Georgia have a new bishop, the first African American woman to preside over the Atlanta-based conference of about 320,000 lay members and 700 churches, including dozens in the northwest portion of the state.

Ultimately, American Christianity will shift and reorganize in ways that best serve American Christians and other spiritual seekers. It may appear messy and disconcerting. Much of the old Christianity is dying. But new forms of Christian vibrancy are emerging.

Ultimately, American Christianity will shift and reorganize in ways that best serve American Christians and other spiritual seekers. It may appear messy and disconcerting. Much of the old Christianity is dying. But new forms of Christian vibrancy are emerging.

A meeting at the states largest United Methodist congregation to discuss breaking away from the denomination has been postponed by an Arkansas Conference official, leaving uncertain the date for a straw poll on the topic.

As church membership continue to decline, the important charitable work done by congregations is in danger.

Whats ripping the church apart, and why should non-Christians care?