United Methodist Church will no longer condemn homosexuality, Minnesota churches react
On Wednesday, delegates voted overwhelmingly to remove a 40-year ban on the ordination of gay clergy and to allow same-sex weddings if a church chooses to perform them.
United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on societal issues
For the past 52 years, the United Methodist Church had officially declared “the practice of homosexuality ... incompatible with Christian teaching.”
United Methodists, winnowed by conservative exodus, embrace LGBTQ inclusivity
United Methodist delegates voted Thursday to make the denomination, which has skewed leftward in the wake of mass defections by more conservative congregations, more gay- and LGBTQ-friendly.
Two Rivers in Rock Island welcomes United Methodist Church's changes to anti-LGBTQ policies
On Thursday, church leaders voted 523 to 161 to eliminate language saying "the practice of homosexuality … is incompatible with Christian teaching.”
United Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on social issues
United Methodist delegates on Thursday removed a 52-year-old declaration from their official social teachings that deemed “the practice of homosexuality
United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.
United Methodists repeal gay clergy ban
United Methodists repeal gay clergy ban
UMC live updates: United Methodists strike down 52-year-old statement on homosexuality and Christianity
As the UMC General Conference in Charlotte nears conclusion, petitions to remove same-sex union ban and new social principles ...
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United Methodists lift 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, marking historic shift for the church
Passionate debate on proposals to remove restrictions on same-sex unions, change the disciplinary consequences for dissent ...
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Whoopi Goldberg Reveals Her Father’s Homosexuality and Her Parents’ Non-Divorce in Upcoming Memoir
In an intimate revelation from her forthcoming memoir, Whoopi Goldberg discloses that her mother, after her father’s ...
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Cardi B Just Gave A Very Hot Take on Gay People and Homosexuality. Does She Have a Point?
Cardi B is letting her thoughts fly when it comes to homosexuality and how she believes some people become gay.
US State Dept blasts new Iraq anti-homosexuality law as human rights threat
The U.S. State Department said that a law passed by Iraq’s parliament on Saturday criminalizing same-sex relationships was a ...
Iraq prohibits homosexuality
Iraq's parliament recently passed a law that criminalizes same-sex relations and transgenderism, sparking condemnation from ...
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Iraq outlaws homosexuality
The Iraqi parliament passed a law over the weekend that outlaws homosexuality with a punishment of up to 15 years in prison.