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United Methodist delegates have overwhelmingly endorsed a constitutional amendment seen by advocates as a way of defusing debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the church by giving rule-making autonomy to each region of the international church.Delegates voted 586-164 on Thursday for the "regiona
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Catholics around the world are sharply divided by the Vatican's recent declaration giving priests more leeway to bless same-sex couples. Supporters of LGBTQ i
The number of congregations departing the United Methodist Church (UMC) exceeded 5,000 last week as the second-largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. c ...