CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” ...
Since 1972, the United Methodist Church considered homosexuality to be “incompatible with Christian teaching." That language ...
The United Methodist Church voted to overturn its 40-year ban on LGBTQ clergy as well as its ban on celebrating same-sex ...
A lesbian United Methodist minister defrocked 20 years ago after saying she was in a “committed relationship with another ...
UMC delegates repealed a ban on ordaining and appointing LGBTQ clergy on May 1 following years of contentious discussions at ...
Beth Stroud said her "whole life would have been different" had she not been removed from her position in the church.
Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia. In a church ...
The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant ...
When it comes to the LGBTTQ+ community, organized religion has a lot to apologize for. But these stories show members of that community that religious groups are trying to find ways to make and do ...
Mark also captures a truth piece we must remember: “… fear is the opposite of faith. The Bible tells us hundreds of times, ...
Sixty seats in the Arizona House are up for grabs in 2024. Here's what you should know about the incumbents and challengers ...