Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality
It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century's worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages.
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United Methodist Church abolishes LGBTQ ban, 'last of the major mainline groups to liberalize'
At the United Methodist Church's General Conference, bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages were removed. However, the denomination faces internal strife and declining membership.
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Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants
It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century's worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. It took decades of activism for a change that was "so very healing," said McAvoy, pastor of Shepherd of the Valley United Methodist Church in Hope, Rhode Island. A member of the Queer Delegate Caucus at last week's UMC General Conference in Charlotte, she was grateful to be part of the historic moment.
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The enduring myth of 'Christians in name only'
Pew Research Center says only 4% of U.S. adults fit the label "nonreligious Christian."
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