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The truth is that the global United Methodist Church is hurting and it has been hurting for a long time.
Read More »What a Split Within the Methodist Church May, or May Not, Mean Locally
Local Methodists react to decision on LGBT clergy, same-sex marriage
Local Methodist leaders are expressing both heartbreak and hope after the church voted Tuesday to maintain a ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage.
Read More »Conservative United Methodists say divide over sexuality is ‘irreconcilable’
Will the United Methodist Church soon have to drop the “United” part of its name?
Read More »My beloved United Methodist Church: Working for change within the system
My beloved United Methodist Church (UMC) is in the headlines again. At the same time that one clergy colleague loses his authorization to be a pastor (is defrocked!) another is celebrated for courage — both of these consequences for presiding at a ceremony celebrating the union of a gay couple.
Read More »Spared a church trial in one region, Methodists may find censure in another
(RNS) The resolution of the Rev. Thomas Ogletree’s case highlights an emerging dynamic that allows some pastors to skirt rules banning clergy from performing same-sex wedding, while others risk costly church trials and the loss of clergy credentials.
Read More »Church trial shines spotlight on denomination’s ambivalence
(RNS) The United Methodist Church’s ambivalence over homosexuality was written all over the penalty given a Pennsylvania pastor Tuesday night at a trial conducted to determine his guilt for officiating at a same-sex wedding.
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